A Subordinate Changes His Behavior from a Dysfunctional to a Functional

question 43

Multiple Choice

A subordinate changes his behavior from a dysfunctional to a functional one and his manager then removes an undesired outcome. This is known as ________.

• A) positive reinforcement
• B) extinction
• C) negative reinforcement
• D) inequity

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Definitions:

Profit-Maximizing Quantity

The production level where a firm reaches its maximum profit.

Monopoly Model

An economic model describing a market structure where a single seller controls the entire market supply, setting prices without competition.

Point

An exact location in space, defined by coordinates or a descriptor, but without any dimensions, area, volume, or length.

MR = MC

The condition where marginal revenue equals marginal cost, often used as the profit maximization point for firms in microeconomics.