A Manager Who Has Been Nagging a Worker Every Day

question 123

Multiple Choice

A manager who has been nagging a worker every day about tardiness and doesn't comment when the worker comes to work on time one day is using ___.

• A) operant conditioning
• B) negative reinforcement
• C) punishment
• D) extinction
• E) shaping

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Definitions:

Opportunity Costs

The loss of potential gain from other alternatives when one alternative is chosen; the value of the next best choice.

Financial Investment

The purchase of a financial asset (such as a stock, bond, or mutual fund) or real asset (such as a house, land, or factories) in the expectation of financial gain.

Bank Certificate

A document issued by a bank certifying the deposit of money or financial instruments with a certain value.