NRNP 6675 WEEK 11 FINAL REVIEW 2026
BUNDLED STUDY SOLUTIONS
◉ True or false? Reducing an employee's compensation because of
poor performance is known as negative reinforcement. Answer:
false
◉ Melissa is an engineer at Acme Consulting. She used to work from
8:30am to 5:30pm, but her boss told her she could come in at 9am
because of her great performance last year. However, this year
Melissa is constantly arriving late to work. Her supervisor is looking
to utilize extinction to remedy this behavior. Which of the following
would be an example of extinction in this situation? Answer: Having
Melissa go back to working from 8:30am to 5:30pm
◉ n equity theory, inputs usually refer to Answer: experience.
◉ Joe has the same qualifications (education and experience) as
Chelsea, and they work for the same company. Joe finds out that
Chelsea is earning a higher salary than him, even though they both
do the same job. Based on equity theory, what is Joe most likely to
experience? Answer: underpayment (negative) inequity
, ◉ If an employee is feeling underpayment (negative) inequity due to
less pay than a comparable other, they are most likely to do all of the
following except Answer: increase their efforts.
◉ in equity theory, outputs usually refer to Answer: recognition.
◉ motivation Answer: the psychological forces that determine the
direction of a persons behavior in an organization, a persons level of
effort, and a persons level of persistence
◉ direction Answer: possible behaviors an individual could engage
in
◉ effort Answer: how hard an individual will work
◉ persistence Answer: whether an individual will keep trying or
give up
◉ intrinsically motivated behavior Answer: behavior that is
performed for its own sake
◉ extrinsically motivated behavior Answer: behavior that is
performed to acquire material or social rewards or to avoid
punishment
BUNDLED STUDY SOLUTIONS
◉ True or false? Reducing an employee's compensation because of
poor performance is known as negative reinforcement. Answer:
false
◉ Melissa is an engineer at Acme Consulting. She used to work from
8:30am to 5:30pm, but her boss told her she could come in at 9am
because of her great performance last year. However, this year
Melissa is constantly arriving late to work. Her supervisor is looking
to utilize extinction to remedy this behavior. Which of the following
would be an example of extinction in this situation? Answer: Having
Melissa go back to working from 8:30am to 5:30pm
◉ n equity theory, inputs usually refer to Answer: experience.
◉ Joe has the same qualifications (education and experience) as
Chelsea, and they work for the same company. Joe finds out that
Chelsea is earning a higher salary than him, even though they both
do the same job. Based on equity theory, what is Joe most likely to
experience? Answer: underpayment (negative) inequity
, ◉ If an employee is feeling underpayment (negative) inequity due to
less pay than a comparable other, they are most likely to do all of the
following except Answer: increase their efforts.
◉ in equity theory, outputs usually refer to Answer: recognition.
◉ motivation Answer: the psychological forces that determine the
direction of a persons behavior in an organization, a persons level of
effort, and a persons level of persistence
◉ direction Answer: possible behaviors an individual could engage
in
◉ effort Answer: how hard an individual will work
◉ persistence Answer: whether an individual will keep trying or
give up
◉ intrinsically motivated behavior Answer: behavior that is
performed for its own sake
◉ extrinsically motivated behavior Answer: behavior that is
performed to acquire material or social rewards or to avoid
punishment
