One of Your Fellow Team Members at Work Is Continually

question 140

Multiple Choice

One of your fellow team members at work is continually disrupting the team's work with jokes and general horseplay. You hope that by ignoring him he will stop this senseless behavior. You are attempting to use which reinforcement tool?

• A) Extinction
• B) Positive reinforcement
• C) Negative reinforcement
• D) Avoidance learning
• E) Desired behavior is reinforced annually

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Definitions:

Multiple Approach-Avoidance Conflict

A psychological conflict that occurs when a person is faced with a decision that has both appealing and negative aspects to each of the options.

Approach-Approach Conflict

A psychological conflict that occurs when a person has to choose between two desirable or attractive goals.

Performance Goals

Objectives set to gauge the effectiveness or success of an individual's performance in specific tasks.

Mastery Goals

Objectives focused on developing competence or mastering a skill rather than on external outcomes.