Reward system

rival which is a competitive advantage and speed up worker productivity. A quality tracking tool provided by an information system tracks each package, parts ensuring the goods meet the quality standard. Target Corporation allocated large budget to upgrade the information system as part of a roadmap to transform business (Target Roadmap, 2015). The internal information system supports demand forecasting for accurate inventory, provides relevant analytics capabilities to varies internal…

positive consequences have a greater likelihood of being repeated than behaviors that bring about negative consequences. This is known as operant conditioning, the shaping of behaviors by providing rewards to reinforce desired behaviors and providing punishment for undesired behaviors. This system of operant conditioning works on voluntary behaviors and there has been success when it’s been used for Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD), Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Disruptive…

is presented days later with the addition of the unconditioned stimulus, then spontaneous recovery may occur (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). In operant conditioning, extinction involves the removal of the reinforcement, positive or negative. With out a reward for their behavior, subjects will be less likely to repeat the behavior because they gain nothing from it (Kowalski & Westen, 2011). This becomes handy in the case of phobias or addictions learned through classic or operant…

Operant conditioning, a type of learning controlled by the consequences of a person’s behavior, is a system based on rewards and punishments. In devising a weight loss program for my roommate based on the principle of operant conditioning, I will create a program that focuses on reinforcing healthy eating and exercise habits. By doing this, the reinforcement will increase the probability that my roommate will repeat the desired healthy behaviors. Over the course of one-month, by modifying his…

Today in the classroom, the children were “reviewing” their place holders and labeling the values, however, Ms. D and the other teachers in the room had to continue to reiterate the rules. They quickly began to back up the lesson and go more in-depth in their explanations. Ms. J used the Smart Board to put problems on the board for the children. Then Ms. D, myself, Ms. Jones, and two other aides would walk around and check that the children had done the problem correctly. Each child had a dry…

Analysis Theoretical perspective 1: Individual expectation of career development Research has shown that failure to meet employee’s career development expectations would lead to the loss of talented workers. (Harrison, 2016) When talented workers work hard and often perform better than their peers, they expect their employers to treat them better by supporting them in career advancement. However, when the organisation is not doing well, career advancement tends to fall short of their…

Behaviourists often view observable behaviour as a crucial subject matter in its own right and steer clear of portraying behaviour as a sign of some other psychological phenomenon as some other psychological systems have done, for example; interpreting behaviour as an indication of repressed psychological content…

Expectancy Theory As stated in the text, the Expectancy Theory proposes that, “people are motivated when they believe they can accomplish the task, they will get the reward, and the rewards for doing the task are worth the effort” (91). As I explained in my vision, I am a firm believer in this theory and I feel that I can relate to what it suggests. There are three variable conditions that must be met in order for motivation to take place, according to this theory. Expectancy, “refers to the…

Riiiiing! Riiiiing! The phone clamored. I’ve never heard it in such a way before. I check the caller ID and solemnly answered, knowing this was unusual. “Rachel?” My Aunt Angi’s trembling voice said. The next words to come out of her mouth were shattering, so much so that I fell straight to the floor with my one-year-old son in my arms. “Honey, your Mom passed away. The police are on their way.” My heart stopped and time stood still. I couldn’t stop it. “I can’t stop any of it,” I whimpered. I…

Walk into any bookstore or library and it is easy to find self-help books that promise to transform your life. Karen Pryor demonstrates in Don’t Shoot the Dog! that the principles of behavioral training are applicable in all walks of life and illustrates the value of utilizing these techniques in daily life, as these principles can be used to train your pet, your parents or yourself with equal success. In this book she presents several concepts including reinforcers, shaping, stimulus control,…