Providing rewards or positive consequences to employees when they exhibit desired behaviors. Encourages behavior repetition in the future, as they associate them with favorable outcomes.
Negative Reinforcement
Removing or avoiding negative consequences when employees exhibit desired behaviors. Result: Engaging in certain behaviors leads to the avoidance of unpleasant outcomes.
Punishment
Applying negative consequences when employees display undesired behaviors. The goal is to decrease the likelihood of those behaviors being repeated.
Extinction
Withholding rewards or positive consequences when undesirable behaviors are displayed. Over time, this reduces the occurrence of those behaviors since they are no longer reinforced.
Continuous Reinforcement
Providing rewards or consequences every time a desired behavior is exhibited. This method is effective for establishing new behaviors quickly.
Intermittent Reinforcement
Providing rewards or consequences periodically when desired behaviors are exhibited. This approach maintains behavior over the long term
Fixed Schedule of Reinforcement
Providing rewards or consequences after a specific number of occurrences of a behavior. This creates predictability
Variable Schedule of Reinforcement
Providing rewards or consequences after an unpredictable number of occurrences of a behavior. This maintains motivation due to uncertainty.
Behavior Modification
Applying the principles of reinforcement to systematically encourage desired behaviors and discourage undesired behaviors in the workplace.
