Case Study 1: The Manager Who Double Productivity
1. How did Cliff take advantage of principles of operant conditioning to modify his staff’s behavior?
By taking advantage of the basic principles of operant conditioning, Cliff rewarded the staff by purchasing lunch for the staff members who reached the production goals every day for the week. Also, he gave small rewards like extra break time when he spotted staff working hard when doing spot checks. He made sure to give people compliments whenever they did a good job frequently.
2. Why did Cliff’s predecessor’s strategy of punishing undesirable behavior not work very well? Even if punishment and reinforcement strategies were equally effective at controlling behavior, why would reinforcement …show more content…
It can be used to further productivity with his staff by expecting if they continue to perform well they will continued to be rewarded.
Case Study 2: Mike and Marty Scanlon, the Unlikely Twins
1. How would Freud explain the personality differences between Mike and Marty Scanlon?
According to Freud, Mike Scanlon has something of an oral fixation, as he is boisterous. Also, his personality is more heavily id based—the raw, unorganized, inborn part of personality—than it is superego, which represents the rights and wrongs of society. Whereas Marty has a good balance between the two as the ego component mediates between the demands of the other two components.
2. How would you rate Mike and Marty Scanlon on the Big Five personality traits?
One the Big Five personality traits, the Scanlon twins would be complete opposites. Marty Scanlon would rate higher in agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness because he’s a dedicated family man (marrying his longtime girlfriend and taking care of his two kids in his free time), had excelled academically, and had become a successful network administrator. He, however, rated lower in extraversion and neuroticism for being shy, polite, as well as being quiet and …show more content…
Given that Mike and Marty Scanlon are twins and share some of their genetic makeup, how would you explain the pronounced differences in their personalities? What role, if any, does temperament seem to be playing?
With temperament being the basic, innate disposition that emerges early in life, Mike and Marty had different ones as infants are born with a specific one. Some, like Marty, are calm and seemingly easy going, and others, like Mike, are irritable, easily upset and difficult to soothe. That’s to say their temperaments aren’t the only factor for their differences. The biological and evolutionary approaches to personality, which are theories that suggest that important components of personality are inherited. The approach argues that personality is determined at least in part by our genes, much like inheriting our height or eye color genetically from our ancestors.
4. Which of the two brothers seems more likely to be achieving self-actualization, and why do you think so?
Marty Scanlon is more likely to be achieving self-actualization. He’s successful in his career as a network administrator for a large financial company. He also married his longtime girlfriend and had two children becoming a dedicated family man. He makes home improvements in his free time when not looking after his
1. How did Cliff take advantage of principles of operant conditioning to modify his staff’s behavior?
By taking advantage of the basic principles of operant conditioning, Cliff rewarded the staff by purchasing lunch for the staff members who reached the production goals every day for the week. Also, he gave small rewards like extra break time when he spotted staff working hard when doing spot checks. He made sure to give people compliments whenever they did a good job frequently.
2. Why did Cliff’s predecessor’s strategy of punishing undesirable behavior not work very well? Even if punishment and reinforcement strategies were equally effective at controlling behavior, why would reinforcement …show more content…
It can be used to further productivity with his staff by expecting if they continue to perform well they will continued to be rewarded.
Case Study 2: Mike and Marty Scanlon, the Unlikely Twins
1. How would Freud explain the personality differences between Mike and Marty Scanlon?
According to Freud, Mike Scanlon has something of an oral fixation, as he is boisterous. Also, his personality is more heavily id based—the raw, unorganized, inborn part of personality—than it is superego, which represents the rights and wrongs of society. Whereas Marty has a good balance between the two as the ego component mediates between the demands of the other two components.
2. How would you rate Mike and Marty Scanlon on the Big Five personality traits?
One the Big Five personality traits, the Scanlon twins would be complete opposites. Marty Scanlon would rate higher in agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness because he’s a dedicated family man (marrying his longtime girlfriend and taking care of his two kids in his free time), had excelled academically, and had become a successful network administrator. He, however, rated lower in extraversion and neuroticism for being shy, polite, as well as being quiet and …show more content…
Given that Mike and Marty Scanlon are twins and share some of their genetic makeup, how would you explain the pronounced differences in their personalities? What role, if any, does temperament seem to be playing?
With temperament being the basic, innate disposition that emerges early in life, Mike and Marty had different ones as infants are born with a specific one. Some, like Marty, are calm and seemingly easy going, and others, like Mike, are irritable, easily upset and difficult to soothe. That’s to say their temperaments aren’t the only factor for their differences. The biological and evolutionary approaches to personality, which are theories that suggest that important components of personality are inherited. The approach argues that personality is determined at least in part by our genes, much like inheriting our height or eye color genetically from our ancestors.
4. Which of the two brothers seems more likely to be achieving self-actualization, and why do you think so?
Marty Scanlon is more likely to be achieving self-actualization. He’s successful in his career as a network administrator for a large financial company. He also married his longtime girlfriend and had two children becoming a dedicated family man. He makes home improvements in his free time when not looking after his