MGT Exam 2
In the recency perceptual error, a person:
Over-relies on information from the last portion of the review period
Avoiding extreme judgments and rating people and objects as average or neutral is known as the _______ perceptual error.
central tendency
If every instance of a target behavior is reinforced, a _________ schedule is in effect.
continuous
Making behavior occur less often by ignoring or not reinforcing it is called _____.
extinction
Polly worked as a bartender. A few people used to wave money at her so that she would serve them first. She found this to be rude and, hence, either ignored them or always served them last. People came to realize that she served only the people who waited politely, and much of the rude behavior stopped. Polly used the model of __________.
extinction
_________ is removing consequences from an undesirable behavior.
extinction
Students in Dr. D's face-to-face classes show up on time just to avoid him screaming at them and being embarrassed. This is an example of Dr. D using ____.
negative reinforcement
One of the main reasons rewards fail to motivate is because _____
of the use of one-shot rewards with a short-lived motivational impact
Behavior that is learned when one acts on the environment to produce desired consequences is known as:
operant behavior
The most basic form of pay for performance is the traditional _____plan, whereby the employee is paid a specified amount of money for each unit of work.
piece-rate
_____is the process of weakening behavior through either the contingent presentation of something displeasing or the contingent withdrawal of something positive.
punishment
Which of the following weakens behaviors?
punishment and extinction
Negative reinforcement is:
strengthening a behavior by contingently withdrawing something displeasing.
If unpredictable instances of a target behavior are reinforced, a _________ schedule is in effect.
variable
Skinner labeled unlearned reflexes or stimulus-response connections as:
Respondent behavior
