At a food manufacturing plant, a loud buzzer sounds repeatedly when temperature levels of the dryer are starting to increase to dangerous levels. Since this represents a safety concern, the buzzer will not stop until an employee lowers the temperature level or shuts the machine off. This is an example of

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The loud buzzer serves as an aversive stimulus and the employee will learn to make it stop by taking a specific action (lowering the temperature or shutting off the machine). This is an example of escape learning, where the employee is motivated to escape or avoid the aversive stimulus (the buzzer). Extinction refers to the gradual disappearance of a behavior when no reinforcement is given. Reinforcement deprivation occurs when access to a previously reinforcing stimulus is removed, which is not the case in this example. Kaizen rewards are small, incremental rewards given for improving work processes and are not related to this scenario.

At a Food Manufacturing Plant, a Loud Buzzer Sounds Repeatedly