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Organisational Behaviour: European Edition, 2/e

Robert Kreitner, Arizona State University
Angelo Kinicki, Arizona State University
Marc Buelens, University of Ghent

Behaviour Modifications and Self-Management

Self-test Questions - Quiz 1


1	Behaviour modification builds upon the work of two pioneering psychologists, E.L. Thorndike and B.F. Skinner.
		A)	True
		B)	False


2	According to behaviour modification theory, antecedents cause behaviour.
		A)	True
		B)	False


3	Extinction is the disappearance of a behaviour after punishment.
		A)	True
		B)	False


4	One difficulty with natural rewards is that they often lead to satiation and then loose their effectiveness.
		A)	True
		B)	False


5	Research suggests that high self-monitors will have more success with behavioural self-management programmes than will low self-monitors.
		A)	True
		B)	False


6	Shedding tears when peeling onions is an example of
		A)	operant behaviour.
		B)	punishment.
		C)	a behavioural contingency.
		D)	respondent behaviour.
		E)	negative reinforcement.


7	An employee who works overtime because of praise and recognition from the boss is responding to ________
		A)	positive reinforcement.
		B)	negative reinforcement.
		C)	punishment.
		D)	extinction.
		E)	response cost punishment.


8	________ is the process of weakening behaviour through the contingent presentation of something displeasing.
		A)	Positive reinforcement
		B)	Negative reinforcement
		C)	Punishment
		D)	Extinction
		E)	Shaping


9	A ________ schedule of reinforcement consists of providing reinforcement after a constant, specific time period has elapsed.
		A)	continuous
		B)	fixed ratio
		C)	variable ratio
		D)	fixed interval
		E)	variable interval


10	Which of the following is a recommended practice when shaping behaviour?
		A)	Withhold reinforcement until the complex target behaviour is accomplished.
		B)	Define behaviours as generally as possible.
		C)	Make all rewards contingent on performance.
		D)	Give moderate amounts of feedback.
		E)	Use continuous reinforcement schedules to maintain behaviour.


11	Which of the following is a guideline for successfully managing consequences?
		A)	Don't reinforce until the final result is accomplished.
		B)	Fit the consequences to the antecedents.
		C)	Emphasize contrived rewards over natural rewards.
		D)	Give equal emphasis to reinforcement and punishment.
		E)	Provide objective feedback whenever possible.


12	Unlike behaviour modification, behavioural self-management is self-imposed and includes a(n) ________ component.
		A)	personality
		B)	environmental
		C)	attitudinal
		D)	cognitive
		E)	need


13	Symbolic coding, rehearsal, and self-talk are ways of
		A)	arranging cognitive supports.
		B)	managing situational cues.
		C)	choosing a target behaviour.
		D)	managing consequences.
		E)	providing self-reinforcement.


14	Using an acronym to recall a person's name is an example of
		A)	symbolic coding.
		B)	self-reinforcement.
		C)	rehearsal.
		D)	self-talk.
		E)	cognitive coding.


15	________ is the set of evaluating thoughts that you give yourself about facts and events that happen to you.
		A)	Symbolic coding.
		B)	Self-reinforcement.
		C)	Rehearsal.
		D)	Self-talk.
		E)	Cognitive coding.

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