Equity Theory Expectancy Theory Operant Conditioning Positive Reinforcement ?
100
Social comparisons
The equity theory explains how _______ _______ motivate individual behavior.
100
High expectancies
People must believe they are capable of performing a task (self-efficacy) in order to have ______ ______.
100
Behavior
Operant conditioning influences _______ by controlling its consequences.
100
Pleasant
Positive reinforcement connects positive behavior with ________ consequences.
100
Goals
The goal-setting theory states that well-chosen and well-set _______ can be motivating.
200
Positive
A perceived _________ inequity occurs when an individual feels guilt over benefitting from unfair treatment.
200
Instrumentality
The belief that successful performance leads to rewards is called _____________.
200
Law of Effect
The _______ _______ _______ states that people repeat behavior that results in a pleasant outcome, but avoid behavior that results in an unpleasant outcome.
200
Immediate
The law of ________ reinforcement states that you should deliver a reward as soon as possible after the desired behavior occurs.
200
25 and 1 girl push-up
In the clip from The Office, how many push-ups does Michael do?
300
Others' rewards
According to the equity theory, personal rewards are compared to _______ _______.
300
Valence
Complete the expectancy theory equation. Motivation = Expectancy x Instrumentality x ____________
300
B.F. Skinner
__________ created the concept of operant conditioning.
300
Desired behavior
The law of contingent reinforcement states that you should only deliver a reward when _______ _______ occurs.
300
Punishment
Denying a reward is an example of what operant conditioning technique?
400
Equity
A perceived _________ occurs when the individual is comfortable and satisfied with the situation.
400
Victor Vroom
The expectancy theory was defined by _____________.
400
Extinction
________ decreases the frequency or eliminates undesirable behavior by making the removal of a pleasant consequence contingent on its occurrence.
400
Shaping
The positive reinforcement of successive approximations to the desired behavior is referred to as ________.
400
They get to go home.
In the clip from The Office, what is the second reward that Michael offers?
500
J. Stacy Adams
The equity theory of motivation is best known through the work of ________________.
500
His respect
In the clip from The Office, Meredith asks Michael what reward they would get for completing the push-ups. What was the reward? (This is the first reward he offers.)
500
Positive reinforcement
In the clip from The Big Bang Theory, Sheldon is using what operant conditioning technique to train Penny?
500
Lab rat
In the clip from The Big Bang Theory, Leonard says to Sheldon that he can't train his girlfriend like a ______ ______.
500
Negative reinforcement (avoidance of an unpleasant consequence if desirable behavior is exhibited)
You are always late to work, and your boss nags at you every time. For once, you actually come in on time, and your boss says nothing. This is an example of _______ _______.






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