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The best reinforcement schedule for motivating employees is a(n) _____.

A) continuous reinforcement schedule
B) variable ratio schedule
C) fixed schedule
D) extinction
E) avoidance of consequence

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Participation in goal formation tends to increase performance when employees lack commitment to assigned goals.

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Feedback to employees is most effective when it is frequent,credible,and general.

Maslow's needs hierarchy theory was dismissed by experts more than three decades ago,yet Maslow's writing has had a lasting and valuable effect by advocating a more holistic,humanistic,and positive approach to human motivation.Discuss these three approaches and point out how they were applied in Maslow's needs hierarchy theory.

The _____ of human beings are also called primary needs.

Four-drive theory recommends keeping all four drives in balance; that is,organizations should avoid too much or too little opportunity to fulfill each drive.

Antecedents are events preceding the behavior,informing employees that a particular action will produce specific consequences.

Drives are innate,universal,and are the "prime movers" of behavior because they generate emotions,which put people in a state of readiness to act on their environment.

When employees want to improve their self-image,they seek out positive feedback from social sources.

The distributive justice rule employs the concept of:

Which of the following is a major criticism of Maslow's needs hierarchy theory?

Outcome/Input ratio and comparison other are elements of:

People with a high need for achievement tend to avoid risks and prefer working in teams.