Question

Scenario A. John, the office manager of Greenleaf Inc., believes that providing positive consequences for a job well done will increase the likelihood of good work performance in the future. John personally sends e-mails to his employees to commend their efforts when they perform well. Ivan, the CEO of Intrinsic Ideas Inc., takes his employees off probation early when they perform to his expectations. Fred, the sales manager of Kingston Corp., often shouts at his employees when they perform poorly. He also fails to appreciate employees when they perform well, which often results in poor performances. Fred has failed to appreciate his employees when they perform well, which has resulted in poor performances. This is an example of ________.

• arbitration
• termination
• extinction
• elimination
• negative reinforcement

Answer 1

Elimination

This is an example of _ elimination_. As, Fred is eliminating any form of positivity and communication with its employees.