Your Employees Have Been "Getting Away" with Questionable Practices for the Last

question 23

Multiple Choice

Your employees have been "getting away" with questionable practices for the last several years,and you would now like to enforce behavior that adheres to higher standards.Which of the following is the most likely to produce effective long-term results?

• A)Punish the behavior until it disappears.
• B)Use extinction to get rid of the behavior.
• C)Use punishment to get rid of the undesirable behavior and then positively reinforce the desired behavior.
• D)Combine extinction of the undesired behavior with positive reinforcement of the desired behavior.
• E)Use avoidance on the undesirable behavior and positive reinforcement of the desired behavior.

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Definitions:

Proximity

The principle suggesting that objects that are physically close to each other tend to be perceived as belonging together.

Closure

The psychological term that describes an individual's desire or tendency to seek a sense of completeness or wholeness in perceiving or organizing information or experiences.

Continuation

The process of extending or carrying something on over a period of time.