Hector’s team is scheduled to work Saturday for the annual warehouse c

QUESTION

Hector’s team is scheduled to work Saturday for the annual warehouse clean-up. Nobody likes working on a spring weekend!

So Hector tells the team that employees who hit 96 percent productivity for April will be excused from the clean-up. What is Hector using to motivate the team and improve productivity?
A) negative reinforcement
B) extinction
C) positive reinforcement
D) goal setting
E) job simplification

ANSWER

Answer: A
Explanation: A) Hector is removing unpleasant consequences following a desired behavior. This is a behavior modification technique under reinforcement theory.