Mike Berry Is Using the Organizational Behavior Modification Process to Change

question 10

Multiple Choice

Mike Berry is using the organizational behavior modification process to change behavior within his department. He has identified a behavior, measured the frequency of that behavior, analyzed the antecedents and consequences of the behavior, and intervened to change the frequency of the behavior. The last step of the OB MOD that Mike must perform is to ________.

• A) ensure that information on how behaviors will be modified remains confidential
• B) select which employees should receive exceptions from the process
• C) determine which employees should receive additional attention
• D) evaluate whether the intervention was successful in changing the behavior

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Definitions:

Placebo

A substance with no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs, or used to provoke a psychological benefit to the patient.

Secondary Reinforcers

Secondary reinforcers are stimuli that become reinforcing through their association with primary reinforcers, such as praise, money, or grades, which are not inherently rewarding but are valued through learned associations.

Conditioned Reinforcers

Stimuli or rewards that have become reinforcing through their association with a primary reinforcer.

Punishers

Stimuli that decrease the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, often used in behavioral psychology.