If You Forget to Take Out the Trash for Two

question 210

Multiple Choice

If you forget to take out the trash for two weeks, it will probably stink. After thirty minutes of being around it, you don't notice the smell. This is an example of:

• A)signal detection.
• B)accommodation.
• C)Weber's law.
• D)sensory adaptation.

Describe the phenomenon of social loafing and its effects on group performance.

Identify the role of communication gatekeepers in group dynamics.

Analyze the impact of diversity on work group performance and cohesion.

Understand the structural requirements and dynamics of effective work teams.

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Definitions:

Aversive Stimulus

An aversive stimulus is any unpleasant or noxious event that induces a negative response in an organism, used to modify behavior.

Antecedent

An event or environment that triggers a response or behavior, often used in the study of behavior and learning.

Negative Reinforcer

A stimulus whose removal following a behavior increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.

Positive Reinforcer

Any stimulus that, when presented after a behavior, increases the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future.