A British Food Company Reduced Absenteeism by Giving Employees with Perfect

question 159

Multiple Choice

A British food company reduced absenteeism by giving employees with perfect attendance each month two chances (through a lottery) to win $500.This is an example of:

• A) tacit knowledge.
• B) behaviour modelling.
• C) social learning.
• D) a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement.
• E) behaviour modification and a variable ratio schedule of reinforcement.

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Definitions:

Rational Decisions

Choices made based on logical reasoning and objective analysis rather than emotion or personal preference.

Random Assignment

A procedure in experimental design that allocates participants randomly to either the control or experimental group, ensuring that each participant has an equal chance of being assigned to any group.

Experimental Research

Research designed to discover causal relationships between various factors.

Experimental Research

A systematic and scientific approach to research in which the researcher manipulates one or more variables to determine their effect on a certain outcome.