Match Each of the Following Scenarios with the Type of Reinforcement

question 46

Multiple Choice

Match each of the following scenarios with the type of reinforcement it most clearly illustrates.
-​negative reinforcement

• A)Not enough customers are enrolling in your department store's rewards program, so you offer a monthly $50 bonus to the employee who signs up the most customers.
• B)To encourage your employees to sign up customers in the department store rewards program, you announce that whoever signs up the most customers this month will be exempt from cleaning duties for a week.
• C)Gary signed up a grand total of 0 customers in the department store's reward program last month.He clearly isn't trying at all, so you threaten to fire him if he doesn't sign up at least one customer on his next shift.
• D)Your efforts to enroll customers in your department store's rewards program are so successful that the store actually starts losing money on it.You withdraw all of the incentives you've been using to encourage your employees to enroll more customers in the program.

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Definitions:

Highest Status

Highest status refers to the position of greatest importance, ranking, or acclaim within a hierarchy or society.

Generativity

The concern for establishing and guiding the next generation, often expressed through parenting, teaching, or mentorship.

Mental Health

A state of well-being where an individual realizes their abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively, and contribute to their community.

Life Satisfaction

A measure of well-being and contentment with one’s life, reflecting how individuals evaluate their life as a whole rather than their current feelings.