Mark Feels That He Can Change His Subordinates' Behaviour by Withholding

question 177

Multiple Choice

Mark feels that he can change his subordinates' behaviour by withholding negative consequences if his employees exhibit desirable behaviour.

• A) Punishment
• B) Omission
• C) Positive reinforcement
• D) Negative reinforcement
• E) None of these

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Definitions:

Groupthink

A mode of thinking within a cohesive group whereby pressures for unanimity overwhelm the members’ motivation to realistically appraise alternative courses of action.

Condemning

Expressing strong disapproval or censure of someone or something.

Status Generalization

A process through which differences in members’ status characteristics lead to different performance expectations and, hence, affect patterns of interaction in groups; the tendency for a member’s status inside a group to reflect his or her status outside that group.

Self-fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.