A Subordinate Changes His Behavior from a Dysfunctional to a Functional

question 69

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.
• E) instrumentality.

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