One of your employees is in the habit of taking excessively long lunch breaks. The more
you talk with him about the problem, the worse his behavior becomes. Even written
reprimands and disciplinary layoffs fail to produce improvement. Based on this information
only, what kind of reinforcement are you apparently using and need to change?
a. Avoidance
b. Extinction
c. Positive reinforcement
d. Punishment
e. Distortion
Question 2If 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
A 19-foot-long blue whale skull in the collections of the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
The patient interview often requires note taking.
Taking a Patient's Blood Pressure
Taking a Pap smear.
The three stages we go through to develop the ability of taking the role of the other.
Endochondral ossification of long bone.