If a Manager Uses Positive or Negative Reinforcement When an Employee

question 96

Multiple Choice

If a manager uses positive or negative reinforcement when an employee completes a task, the manager is trying to

• A)strengthen the behaviour of completing the task.
• B)weaken the behaviour of completing the task.
• C)strengthen the behaviour of completing the task with positive reinforcement and weaken the behaviour of completing the task with negative reinforcement.
• D)weaken the behaviour of completing the task with positive reinforcement and strengthen the behaviour of completing the task with negative reinforcement..
• E)intermittently strengthen the behaviour by using positive reinforcement and then negative reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Allocatively Inefficient

A situation where resources are not distributed in a way that maximizes the benefits to society, often leading to a loss of economic welfare.

Marginal Benefit

The additional satisfaction or utility gained from receiving or consuming one more unit of a good or service.

Marginal Cost

The cost of producing one additional unit of a product or service, a key concept in economic theory for decision-making and pricing.

Monopolists

Entities that are the sole providers of a product or service in a market, allowing them to control prices and output levels.