Concerned About What Its Employees Post Online, Big Box Retail

question 5

Multiple Choice

Concerned about what its employees post online, Big Box Retail Inc. monitors the employees' use of social media. Carl, a Big Box employee, files a suit against his employer, alleging that the monitoring is an invasion of privacy. The court will most likely rule in Big Box's favor if​

• A) ​Big Box can show a reasonable need for social media monitoring.
• B) ​Carl has no expectation of privacy on the monitored site.
• C) ​Carl is part of a protected class.
• D) ​the monitoring is a fishing expedition.

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Definitions:

Operant Response

Operant response involves a behavior that is modified by its consequences, with reinforcement increasing the likelihood of the behavior and punishment reducing it.

Negative Punishment

A behavior modification technique involving the removal of a desirable stimulus after unwanted behavior occurs, with the aim of decreasing that behavior.

Variable-Interval

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is rewarded after an unpredictable amount of time has passed.

Pop Quizzes

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