Exam 3: Learning, Reinforcement and Self-Management

People with high self-efficacy believe that they have the necessary ability for a given job.

When a worker meets his/her production quota to avoid nagging by the supervisor it is an example of:

The use of operant conditioning to modify animal and human behaviour was popularised by:

Sam likes to visit the casino and play the slot machines. The act of putting coins into slot or gaming machines illustrates:

When reinforcement consequences for a behaviour are withdrawn and the behaviour weakens or decreases in frequency, negative reinforcement has occurred.

The difference between organizational learning and teaching organizations is:

Extinction is:

Approach avoidance conflict occurs when:

When Sam's manager watches Sam learning to use a new machine and praises Sam each time the process is done perfectly, the reinforcement schedule is:

Single loop learning is concerned with:

The manager who administers punishment to a subordinate may end up being viewed negatively by that subordinate.

Self-management strategies are closely related to social learning theory.

Visual Diagram Questions (These diagrams can be used to test understanding of concepts rather than mere recollection. The provision of the diagrams removes the pressure to remember but does draw on the ability to explain a visual image. Instructors should take care if using a mix of other questions with visual diagram questions to ensure that the diagram does not provide answers to other questions in a test or exam.) -Using the diagram below: a) Explain the meaning of conditioned stimuli. b) Explain how the consequences of a behaviour have an impact on future behaviour. c) Give another example of each.

The creation of new behaviour by the positive reinforcement of successive approximations to the desired behaviour is known as:

Self-management behaviour strategies do NOT include:

Kolb's learning theory is an example of:

What is a learning organization? What steps does an organization have to take in order to become a learning organization?

When Sam's manager nods his head in agreement to Sam's suggestion for a new staff roster, this is:

When a manager counsels an employee's co-workers to stop 'covering up' for the worker's lateness and poor performance, it is an application of:

Cognitive learning is achieved by thinking about the perceived relationship between events and individual goals and expectations.