Your employees have been appropriately engaging in a particular behavior for several years and have been positively reinforced for doing so.A change in the law now makes this behavior unacceptable.What should you do?
A) Punish the behavior until it disappears.
B) Use extinction to get rid of the behavior.
C) Use punishment to get rid of the undesirable behavior and then positively reinforce the desired behavior.
D) Combine extinction of the unacceptable behavior with positive reinforcement of the desired behavior.
E) Use avoidance toward the undesirable behavior and positive reinforcement of the desired behavior.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

Combining extinction of the unacceptable behavior with positive reinforcement of the desired behavior is the most effective approach in this scenario. Punishing the behavior may have negative effects on employee morale and may not be effective in the long run. Using extinction alone may take a longer time to eliminate the behavior and may not provide a clear alternative behavior to replace it with. Using punishment to get rid of the behavior and then positively reinforcing the desired behavior may also have negative effects on employee morale and may not lead to lasting behavior change. Using avoidance may not address the issue at hand and may not be effective in changing behavior. Combining extinction and positive reinforcement provides a clear message that the previous behavior is no longer acceptable and presents an alternative behavior that is positively reinforced, leading to lasting behavior change.

Your Employees Have Been Appropriately Engaging in a Particular Behavior