Based on What You've Read in the Textbook and What

question 48

Essay

Based on what you've read in the textbook and what you have seen or experienced in work situations, why do many organizations strongly disapprove of workplace romances?

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Definitions:

Reciprocal Inhibition

A psychological principle that suggests the simultaneous activation of one psychological response can inhibit the occurrence of another incompatible response.

Counterconditioning

A behavior therapy technique where an undesired response to a stimulus is replaced with a desired behavior in the presence of that same stimulus.

Contingency Management

A type of behavioral therapy in which certain behaviors are reinforced through rewards or consequences to modify behavior.

Response Generalization

The extension of learned responses to stimuli that are similar but not identical to the conditioned stimulus in operant conditioning.