Can Operant Conditioning be useful in the workplace?
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How do you think Skinner's theory of Operant conditioning can be useful in the workplace?
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Prinicpals of Skinner's operant conditioning can be applied to a range of setting including the work place. Such principals applied correctly can increase motivation and productivity.
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The principal of Skinner's operant conditioning is the assertion that the probability of behaviour being repeated is determined by its consequences. If consequences are beneficial the behaviour is more likely to be repeated, it they are harmful the behaviour is more likely to be reduced.
Beneficial consequences are termed 'reinforcers' and lead to behaviour ...
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