Martin Encourages the Employees Who Have not Been Meeting the Expectations

question 67

Multiple Choice

Martin encourages the employees who have not been meeting the expectations of the job by ignoring minor issues when they meet his expectations. This type of strategy used to strengthen the desirable behaviour is called ___.

• A) extinction
• B) intermittent reinforcement
• C) positive reinforcement
• D) punishment
• E) negative reinforcement

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Definitions:

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