Question

gayle needs the person she hired to regularly work late into the evening to meet deadlines. she provides him with dinner when he works late and lets him leave early the next day. based on the methods described in reinforcement theory, gayle is using ____________ to manage the employees behavior. a.) negative punishment b.) positive punishment c.) negative reinforcement d.) positive reinforcement

Explanation:

Positive reinforcement involves adding a pleasant consequence to increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated. Gayle provides dinner (pleasant) when the employee works late and allows early - leave the next day, which are positive consequences to encourage the behavior of working late to meet deadlines. Negative reinforcement removes an aversive stimulus to increase a behavior. Positive and negative punishment aim to decrease a behavior by adding or removing something respectively.

Answer:

d. positive reinforcement