Which One of the Following Actions Accurately Reflects the Reinforcement

question 86

Multiple Choice

Which one of the following actions accurately reflects the reinforcement theory of motivation?

• A) A company's policy of cutting a day's pay if an employee reports to work later than 10.30 A.M.
• B) A company's policy of giving its sales staff cash coupons for exceeding their daily targets.
• C) A company initiating a process of job redesign to engage its employees better.
• D) A company setting specific and difficult goals and ensuring that employees accept them.

Understand the factors influencing conformity and obedience in social settings.

Recognize the impact of group dynamics on individual behavior, including social loafing, bystander effect, and group polarization.

Identify the key studies and experiments within social psychology that illustrate concepts of conformity, obedience, and group influence (e.g., Asch, Milgram).

Distinguish between informational and normative influences in social conformity.

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Definitions:

Data Security

Measures and techniques employed to protect digital information from unauthorized access, theft, or alteration.

Confidentiality

The obligation to keep information shared in a private context secure and secret from unauthorized parties.

Breaches

Acts of breaking or failing to observe laws, agreements, or codes of conduct.

Flame

An aggressive or hostile online message intended to insult or provoke.