A manager wants to encourage his workers to arrive on time and so he provides donuts to those that do so. This has no effect on the number of people arriving on time. What is MOST LIKELY NOT the reason that this did not work?
A) The boss did not provide an antecedent.
B) The workers are very health conscious.
C) The reward was less in magnitude than the sought after behavior.
D) The reward was greater in magnitude than the sought after behavior.

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Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The reward being greater in magnitude than the sought-after behavior (arriving on time) is unlikely to be the reason the strategy did not work. Typically, if a reward is perceived as too valuable or significant, it would motivate the desired behavior rather than fail to do so.

A Manager Wants to Encourage His Workers to Arrive on Time