A nurse manager desires to improve both job performance and job satisfaction among her nurse employees
The nurse manager sets up a schedule to reward nurse employees for certain behaviors based on behavior reinforcement principles of behavioral psychology. The reward schedule MOST likely to promote persistent performance of established behaviors is: a. implementing a Featured Nurse of the Month display
b. providing a snack, trinket, or other prize to each employee every payday
c. giving annual evaluation bonuses based on client satisfaction questionnaires
d. giving surprise public verbal praise and prizes based on job performance
D
Skinner discovered that certain patterns of intermittent reinforcement were associated with very good long-term adherence to the desired behavior. By providing surprise public verbal praise and prizes, the individual never knows when a reward will occur. Behavior will most likely persist with the intermittent nature of the rewards.
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1. Find a good study table to use while working. 2. Walk around the library, looking for the documents. 3. Consult with one of the librarians. 4. Look for the library's card catalog.
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A) Synovium B) Joint capsule C) Juxta-articular bone D) Tendons
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