Which of the Following Actions Would Be an Example of Positive

question 36

Multiple Choice

Which of the following actions would be an example of positive reinforcement?

• A) A manager praises an employee for good performance
• B) A supervisor ignores an employee who consistently asks for direction
• C) A manager gives an employee a one-day suspension without pay for showing up late
• D) An employee accepts the least desirable job in the plant hoping to be promoted

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Definitions:

Marginal Product

The additional output that is produced by adding one more unit of a particular input, while holding other inputs constant.

Wage Rate

The amount of money paid to an employee per unit of time or output, commonly expressed as an hourly rate.

Diminishing Marginal Product

The property whereby the marginal product of an input declines as the quantity of the input increases.

Production Function

An equation that describes the relationship between the inputs a firm uses and the output it produces.