Suppose that your employee Richard has been having trouble with the paperwork he must do for his job. Your goal is for the employee to improve his performance; i. e. decrease his rate of errors. You are considering two approaches: Option 1 is to spend time with Richard every day helping him with his job and appreciating him every time he performs well. This is an appealing option to Richard because he appreciates the attention and sees it as a reward. Option 2 is to tell Richard that he would not be entitled to any incentive until his performance improves. Option 1 in the scenario above is an example of. a. negative reinforcement.
b. extinction.
c. punishment.
d. none of the above
e. positive reinforcement.

(E) Positive reinforcement

Explanation:

   According to the given scenario, the positive reinforcement is one of the type of psychological behavior that helps in strengthening the behavior of the organisms.

The Option (1) is basically illustrating the concept of the positive reinforcement as Richard is spend his maximum time in the job and appropriate him when he perform well in the work.

 The positive reinforcement is one of the type of operant conditioning in which it define the various types of new behavior and focuses on reducing the unwanted things.          

 Therefore, Option (E) is correct answer.

d, conspicuous consumption is when you try to increase your wealth or social status (and in the case he's trying to create the perception of wealth considering he can't really afford it)

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