If you want to increase the probability that a behavior will recur, which of the following
types of reinforcement will get the desired results?
a. Positive reinforcement and extinction
b. Avoidance and extinction
c. Punishment and positive reinforcement
d. Avoidance and positive reinforcement
e. Punishment and extinction
Question 2Which of the following reinforcement schedules offers a worker the LEAST incentive to do
good work?
a. Fixed-interval
b. Fixed-ratio
c. Variable-interval
d. Variable-ratio
Question 3If you want to maintain an employee's behavior at a high level with minimum fluctuations in
the level of the behavior, which of the following schedules of reinforcement would be most
successful? (Disregard the possible difficulty of using such a schedule in the workplace.)
a. Continuous
b. Fixed-interval
c. Fixed-ratio
d. Variable-interval
e. Variable-ratio
Question 4Which of the following schedules of reinforcement are time-based schedules?
a. Fixed-interval and variable-interval
b. Fixed-ratio and variable-ratio
c. Fixed-ratio and variable-interval
d. Fixed-interval and variable-ratio
e. Variable interval and variable ratio
Question 5Punishment and extinction have a common fault. What is it?
a. Both involve the use of avoidance.
b. Both involve the use of fixed interval reinforcement schedules, which are the least
effective schedules.
c. Both fail to prescribe the desired behavior.
d. Both are process theories of motivation.
e. Both depend on the target's perception of equity.
Quick Reply
