Question: Which reinforcement theory/behavior modification involves linking desired behaviors with the removal of undesirable consequences? For example, an employee does not get reprimanded for doing something

Which reinforcement theory/behavior modification involves linking desired behaviors with the removal of undesirable consequences? For example, an employee does not get reprimanded for doing something incorrectly.

Question 1 options:

positive reinforcement

extinction

negative reinforcement

punishment

Question 2 (1 point)

Ethics is a system of morales based on beliefs and value systems. A business combines these with mission and value statements, compliance, legal, training and other procedures in hopes to build and maintain what?

Question 2 options:

their paper trail in case they get sued

their reputation

to give HR and compliance something to do

a training program

Question 3 (1 point)

Which part of expectancy theory states that motivation will only be high when people believe there will be a meaningful consequence, positive or negative, from their efforts (or lack of)?

Question 3 options:

Expectancy

Instrumentality

Valence

Need for growth

Question 4 (1 point)

George Constanza in the clip is an example of intuition. Intuition can be useful if we track was we have learned and under what circumstances that learning led to success so we can replicate it in the future. George came to the realization that every decision he had made before was wrong so he was going to the opposite and test its effect.

Question 4 options:

True
False

Question 5 (1 point)

The Platinum Rule states to treat others how they wish to be treated. This is important because people are motivated differently and slightly different approaches can ensure perceptions of fairness are met.

Question 5 options:

True
False

Question 6 (1 point)

To explain the decision to exclude Bob in the ladder of inference, I used what example in the lecture to explain what this action was based on?

Question 6 options:

It's completely random, you don't know what people will do.

People make decisions based on patterns of behavior. If each person is a bank account, we each have a series of credits and debits. This explains why some people get the benefit of the doubt, while others do not.

The Dilbert cartoon that states "Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results"

Someone had it out for Bob, wanted his job, then found an opportunity to try and get him fired.

Question 7 (1 point)

Which bias are you a victim of if you apply an inappropriate general conclusion to one or two specific outcomes?

Question 7 options:

anchoring

hasty generalization

escalation of commitment

ladder of inference

Question 8 (1 point)

Which ethical theory focuses on fairness and argues that a fair decision is typically an impartial one?

Question 8 options:

Utilitarianism

Universalism

Distributive Justice

Categorical Imperative

Question 9 (1 point)

Which type of theory focuses on the ends and not the means?

Question 9 options:

teleological theories

deontological theories

morality theories

virtue theories

Question 10 (1 point)

Joe wanted to implement a new communications system at work. It was a new system that still had some glitches and naysayers out there, but he gathered all the research he could find to validate his reasons to implement it and prove his case. Which judgment error is being used when we collect evidence that supports rather than negates our intuition before deciding?

Question 10 options:

Availability

Representativeness

Confirmation

Escalation of Commitment

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