Linda Stein Is the Manager of an Ad Agency

question 76

Multiple Choice

Linda Stein is the manager of an ad agency. Recently her employees have shown an unwillingness to work as a team. Linda has decided to use reinforcement to encourage more team cohesiveness. What advice can you give her on how to motivate with reinforcement theory?

• A) Avoid intermittent reinforcement scheduling.
• B) Administer punishment on an intermittent schedule.
• C) Choose a complicated reinforcement schedule so the employees will be surprised when rewarded.
• D) Don't reinforce the wrong behaviors.
• E) Reinforcement theory will always produce the desired results.

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Definitions:

Binomial Experiment

An experiment or trial that can result in only two possible outcomes, such as success or failure, and follows the binomial distribution.

Probability of Success

The likelihood measured as a fraction or percentage, of achieving a desired outcome or positive result in an experiment or trial.

Variance

A measure of how much values in a data set differ from the mean, indicating the distribution's spread.

Normal Distribution

The distribution is symmetric relative to the mean, with a notable prevalence of data points in close proximity to the mean compared to those farther away.