A manager removes a positive reinforcement in order to change the behavior of a subordinate.This is called:
A) extinction.
B) positive reinforcement.
C) negative reinforcement.
D) instrumentality.
E) valence.

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According to operant conditioning theory,all behavior is controlled or determined by its consequences;one way for managers to curtail the performance of dysfunctional behaviors is to eliminate whatever is reinforcing the behaviors.This process is called extinction.

A Manager Removes a Positive Reinforcement in Order to Change