Multiple choice

Question 1 

Sexual harassment policies and laws spell out the consequences for violation of the rules. What kind of reinforcement procedure is this?

A. Avoidance

B. Extinction

C. Positive reinforcement

D. Punishment

Question 2 

Which 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 3 

If a credit-card company that hires telemarketers to call prospective customers to try to sell them on a new credit card gives these telemarketers a $2.00 bonus for every fourth application the company receives from their phone solicitation this is an example of which type of reinforcement schedule?

A. Fixed-ratio

B. Fixed-interval

C. Variable-interval

D. Variable-ratio

Question 4 

Which of the following programs applies the concepts of reinforcement theory?

A. Modified workweek

B. Work redesign

C. Behavior modification

D. Attribution theory