Unfortunately, the Money Employers Spend on Benefits and Services Does

question 16

Multiple Choice

Unfortunately, the money employers spend on benefits and services does not always produce employee motivation and productivity due to:

• A) too many hierarchical levels
• B) benefits and services generally are not tied to employee performance
• C) interpersonal conflict
• D) interdepartmental conflict
• E) an indeterminate time horizon

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that pairs a neutral stimulus with a stimulus that naturally produces a response until the neutral stimulus alone produces the same response.

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral modification method in which the level of an action is shaped by giving incentives or imposing deterrents.

Particular Consequence

Specific outcomes or results that follow from a particular action, decision, or event, with implications for those involved.

Reinforcement Theory

A theory that posits behavior is motivated by its consequences, with reinforcement used to either increase desired behaviors or decrease unwanted ones.