The Authors Argue That for Merit Pay to Live Up

question 16

Multiple Choice

The authors argue that for merit pay to live up to its potential, all of the following should be done EXCEPT _____.

• A)using more peer raters than supervisor raters
• B)improving the accuracy of appraisals
• C)allocating enough merit money to truly reward performance
• D)ensuring the size of the merit increase differentiates across performance levels

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Definitions:

Conditioned Stimulus

A previously neutral stimulus that, after becoming associated with an unconditioned stimulus, eventually comes to trigger a conditioned response.

Fixed Ratio

A schedule of reinforcement where a response is reinforced only after a specified number of responses.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs through associations between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus.

Continuous Reinforcement

A reinforcement schedule in which a desired behavior is reinforced each time it occurs, leading to rapid learning.