Failure to provide positive feedback for a job well done, resulting in lower motivation thereafter, is what type of consequence of behavior?
A) Punishment.
B) Extinction.
C) Positive reinforcement.
D) Negative reinforcement.
E) Disempowerment.

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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.

Failure to Provide Positive Feedback for a Job Well Done