For Low-Status Employees,supervisors Are More Likely to Attribute Ineffective Performance

question 99

Multiple Choice

For low-status employees,supervisors are more likely to attribute ineffective performance to:

• A) the situation
• B) external causes
• C) internal causes
• D) other people

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Definitions:

Reinforcement Theory

A theory in psychology that suggests behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences, focusing on reinforcing desired behaviors and discouraging undesired ones through rewards and punishments.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment.

Behavioral Perspective

An approach in psychology focusing on observable behaviors and how environmental interactions shape them.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired; a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.