Withdrawing or failing to provide a reinforcing consequence is referred to as
A) Negative reinforcement.
B) Organizational behavior modification.
C) Expectancy.
D) Extinction.
E) Goal theory.

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Extinction is withdrawing or failing to provide a reinforcing consequence. When this occurs, motivation is reduced and the behavior is extinguished, or eliminated. Ways that managers may unintentionally extinguish desired behaviors include not giving a compliment for a job well done, forgetting to say thanks for a favor, and setting impossible performance goals so a person never experiences success.

Withdrawing or Failing to Provide a Reinforcing Consequence Is Referred