Sometimes Managers Need to Reinforce Positive Behavior but Cannot Turn

question 27

Essay

Sometimes managers need to reinforce positive behavior but cannot turn to a cash incentive to do so.Identify some positive reinforcement rewards that a manager could use on a day-to-day basis to reward employees.What does research suggest about the impact of financial and nonfinancial incentives on employees?

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Definitions:

Discrimination

Unjust or prejudicial treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, age, sex, or disability.

Generalization

The process in which the effects of a learned behavior spread from the original situation to new situations or stimuli that are similar.

Shaping

A method used in behavioral psychology to gradually guide someone towards a desired behavior by reinforcing successive approximations of the target behavior.

Operant Conditioning

An approach to modifying behavior strength through the implementation of positive or negative feedback.