A manager attempting to increase the likelihood of an employee repeating a desired behavior should use either positive reinforcement or ____________.
A) punishment
B) negative reinforcement
C) extinction
D) encouragement
E) none of the above

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Positive reinforcement involves rewarding the desired behavior, while negative reinforcement involves removing a negative consequence to increase the likelihood of the behavior being repeated. Punishment involves adding a negative consequence to decrease the likelihood of the behavior, extinction involves ceasing to reward or acknowledge the behavior, and encouragement is a vague term that could apply to any of the options. However, research indicates that punishment is often ineffective and can have negative consequences, while negative reinforcement can be effective in the short-term but may not necessarily lead to long-term behavior change. Therefore, of the remaining options, negative reinforcement is the best choice to increase the likelihood of the desired behavior being repeated.

A Manager Attempting to Increase the Likelihood of an Employee