6224 Supervision Module 6

Which of the following was not discussed as a factor to evaluate when assessing factors related to work enjoyment? - Burnout - Personality - Perceived supervisor support - Job crafting behaviors - All of these are valuable to assess for work enjoyment - Answer- Personality Amari, a new BCBA supervisor, has an email scheduled to be sent to staff telling them "good job" once a week. This violates Daniels' feedback guideline of: -Make it personal - Make it immediate - Make it frequent - Make it earned - All of these - Answer- All of these Creating a culture that drives behavior change through positive reinforcement results in: - Staff who are open to change - Better relationships between management and staff - Fewer motivational issues - Increased job satisfaction - All of these - Answer- All of these What did Johnson and Dickinson (2010) discover in their study on "Check Processor of the Week"? - Initial increases in behavior were observed after receiving the reward, but faded quickly - Increased motivation for staff trying to earn the designation - Little-to-no change in behavior, and even decreases in performance after receiving it - It acted as a consistent reinforcer for the participants - Answer- Little-to-no change in behavior, and even decreases in performance after receiving it Relying on threats to improve performance in the workplace can result in: - Increased turnover - Bare-minimum performance - Unethical behavior - Increased workload on management - All of these - Answer- All of these Extinction frequently occurs in business when we: - Reinforce appropriate alternative behaviors - Punish important, problematic behaviors (like ethics, safety, etc.) - Fail to reinforce people for doing what they need to do on a daily basis - Abandon change efforts due to resistance from staff - Answer- Fail to reinforce people for doing what they need to do on a daily basis Reid and colleagues found that when they increased staff preference for non-preferred tas