Which of the following strategies for behavioral change consists of presenting someone with an attractive outcome following a desired behavior?

Avoidance learningRefers to seeking to avoid an unpleasant condition or outcome by following a desired behavior.Behavior modificationThe use of operant conditioning principles to shape human behavior to conform to desired standards defined by superiors.Behavioral criteriaDefining what constitutes acceptable behavior in terms that employees can understand in objective, measurable terms.Behavioral dilemmasThe process of getting people to substitute what have been called low-probability behaviors for high-probability behaviors. Behavioral self-managementThe use of operant conditioning principles to shape your own behavior to conform to desired standards defined by superiors.Classical conditioningThe process whereby a stimulus-response bond is developed between a conditioned stimulus and a conditioned response through the repeated linking of a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.Conditioned responseThe process of conditioning through the repeated linking of a conditioned stimulus with an unconditioned stimulus.Continuous reinforcementRewards desired behavior every time it occurs.DriveAn internal state of disequilibrium; it is a felt need. It is generally believed that drive increases with the strength of deprivation.ExtinctionThe principle that suggests that undesired behavior will decline as a result of a lack of positive reinforcement.HabitThe experienced bond or connection between stimulus and response.Law of effectStates that of several responses made to the same situation, those that are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction (reinforcement) will be more likely to occur; those that are accompanied or closely followed by discomfort (punishment) will be less likely to occur.Operant conditioningMeasures the effects of reinforcements, or rewards, on desired behaviors.Partial reinforcementRewards desired behavior at specific intervals, not every time desired behavior is exhibited.Performance auditAims to identify discrepancies between what management sees as desired or acceptable behavior and actual behavior.Positive reinforcementConsists of presenting someone with an attractive outcome following a desired behavior.PunishmentThe administration of unpleasant or adverse outcomes as a result of undesired behavior.Reciprocal determinismThis concept implies that people control their own environment as much as the environment controls people.ReinforcementAnything that causes a certain behavior to be repeated or inhibited.Self-regulationThe belief that individuals are capable of self-control if they want to change their behavior.Self-reinforcementThe stage in Kanfer’s model where, by evaluating the situation and taking corrective action if necessary, one would assure themselves that the disruptive influence had passed and everything was now fine.Self-talkThe process of convincing ourselves that the desired outcome is indeed possible.ShapingThe process of improving performance incrementally, step by step.Social learning theory The process of molding behavior through the reciprocal interaction of a person’s cognitions, behavior, and environment.Symbolic codingWhen people try to associate verbal or visual stimuli with the problem.Unconditioned responseFrom classical conditioning, a response to an unconditioned stimulus that is naturally evoked by that stimulus.Vicarious learningLearning that takes place through the imitation of other role models.

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What is defined as the process of molding behavior through the reciprocal interaction of a person's cognitions behavior and environment?

Which of these refers to the values that help us determine appropriate standards of behavior and place limits on our behavior both inside and outside the organization?

Which of these aims to identify discrepancies between what management sees as desired or acceptable behavior and actual behavior?

Which of these describe finding one's self acting in a fashion that is inconsistent with their attitudes and experiencing tension and thereby attempting to reduce this tension?