Failure to Provide Positive Feedback for a Job Well Done

question 19

Multiple Choice

Failure to provide positive feedback for a job well done, resulting in lower motivation thereafter, is what type of consequence of behavior?

• A) Punishment.
• B) Extinction.
• C) Positive reinforcement.
• D) Negative reinforcement.
• E) Disempowerment.

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Definitions:

Negative-feedback

A regulatory mechanism in biological systems where the output of a process inhibits or lessens the process's activity.

Neural-feedback

A process through which information about the output of a neural system is returned to it, to adjust its future output and behavior.

Positive-feedback

A biological mechanism whereby a stimulus intensifies the production of a product, leading to an amplification effect in the system.

Lipid-soluble Hormones

Hormones that can pass through the lipid bilayer of cell membranes and are usually transported in the bloodstream bound to carrier proteins.