Research on Motivational Biases Suggests That If You Are a People

question 65

Multiple Choice

Research on motivational biases suggests that if you are a people person, you will

• A) be a better leader than if you are a task-oriented person.
• B) be a worse leader than if you are a task-oriented person.
• C) value social skills more in leaders than if you are task-oriented.
• D) value social skills less in leaders than if you are task oriented.

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Definitions:

Weaken a Behavior

The process of reducing the frequency or intensity of an undesired behavior, often through negative reinforcement or punishment.

Extinction

In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and eventual disappearance of a learned response following the cessation of reinforcement.

Reinforcement

In psychology, a process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behavior by offering rewards or punishing unwanted behavior.

Punishment

The imposition of a penalty as a response to an undesired behavior, intended to discourage future occurrences of such behavior.