Which of the Following Statements Is True of Individual Spot

question 52

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is true of individual spot awards?

• A)They are an example of long-term incentives.
• B)They are more expensive than merit pay increases.
• C)They are given to employees for exceptional performance as an add-on bonus.
• D)They are given to all employees as a one-time cost-of-living adjustment.

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Definitions:

Shaping

A method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations of a desired behavior are reinforced until the exact behavior is achieved.

Generalization

The process in psychology by which a response is made to a stimulus that is similar to, but not identical to, the stimulus that conditioned the response.

Extinction

The process by which a learned behavior becomes less common or disappears altogether when reinforcement is no longer associated with it.

Punishment

A process in behavioral psychology intended to reduce undesired behaviors by applying negative consequences.