If One Wants to Maintain an Employee's Behavior at a High

question 29

Multiple Choice

If one wants to maintain an employee's behavior at a high level with variations in the level of behavior irrespective of the time interval, which of the following schedules of reinforcement would be most successful?

• A) Fixed-interval
• B) Fixed-ratio
• C) Variable-interval
• D) Variable-ratio
• E) Continuous

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Definitions:

Transference

In psychoanalysis, the process by which patients transfer feelings they have about figures from their past onto their therapist.

Unconscious Emotions

Feelings that influence an individual's thoughts and actions without their conscious awareness.

Repression

In psychoanalytic theory, the selective, involuntary pushing of threatening or upsetting information into the unconscious.

Systematic Desensitization

A behavioral therapy technique used to help individuals overcome phobias and anxiety through gradual exposure.