Jacob, a production team manager, often sets impossible performance goals for his team members. Eventually, the performance of the team members starts to deteriorate because they never succeed in reaching the goals Jacob sets, and they are becoming demoralized. Which of the following key consequences of behavior does this scenario exemplify?
A)positive reinforcement
B)negative reinforcement
C)termination
D)extinction
E)empowerment

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This scenario exemplifies the key consequence of behavior known as extinction, which occurs when the behavior is no longer reinforced and therefore decreases in frequency. In this case, Jacob's team members are not able to meet his impossible performance goals and therefore do not experience any reinforcement for their behavior, which leads to a decrease in their performance.

Jacob, a Production Team Manager, Often Sets Impossible Performance Goals