CH24

Performance contract (behavioral contract or contingency contract)

•A written rule statement describing

•the desired or undesired behavior,

•the occasion when the behavior should or should not occur, and

•the added outcome for that behavior.

Question: Performance contract—define it and give an example (it need not include more than one behavior).

How can teachers create effective learning environments? What are some key attributes of effective learning environments? How can teachers assess the environments they create?

You are in a department store shopping for an outfit and your budget is not what you would like it to be. You have a pair of pants and two shirts that you absolutely love. You want both shirts but know you can't afford both, so you take them to the register to decide there. When you go to check out, you see it's one of your friends working there. You are casual friends and you haven't seen her in a while, and you didn't even know she worked there. You chat a bit and you ask her which of the shirts does she like best because you can't afford both of them. She ignores what you just said, rings up the pants, rings up one of the shirts, and places all three items into your bag. You pay your total, agree to meet up for lunch soon, and leave. .

Questions:

1. Did you commit theft, or did she commit theft or both of you?

2. Would it make a difference to you whether the shirt was $79 versus $17?

3. What if the scenario was the same, but you were at a restaurant and she was your server? When you got your ticket, you noticed you weren't charged for your drinks and your appetizers. Is that theft, or just a "hook up?"

4. Looking at every scenario, is there an instance where you would refuse the "free" gift? Why or why not?

What do you consider to be the most important aspect of the Conferance Resident Assistants role and why ? (300 words)

What is self-deception? Is self-deception a positive or a negative aspect of human psychology? Please provide a basis and support for your argument. You may use example from any of the materials for this week.

Imagine you work in a correctional institution and oversee the programs offered to offenders. The budget only has room for one program at this time and you must determine which would provide the most benefit to inmates. You have been tasked with analyzing different programs and proposing one program to implement. You will provide an executive summary of your proposal to your supervisor.

Create a 700- to 1,050-word executive summary in which you:

• Compare the programs by explaining the program goals, target population, and program components for each program.
• Analyze the program outcomes of each program.
• Determine which is most effective and propose a program to implement. Provide statistical research to support your proposal for your answer.
• Explain how this program will benefit your correctional institution.

The reduction of institutional racism has led to the “contact hypothesis.

” The contact hypothesis” suggests that interracial contact leads to reductions

in prejudice when the interaction is pleasant and the parties involved are of equal status.

Discuss how this can be facilitated on a college campus.

Define pluralism, assimilation, segregation, and genocide. Provide at least one example of each in the history of the United States.

Note: The answer should be in a paragraph term.

how would you design a performance appraisal system for a multinational company that has branch offices in different countries? What factors would you consider?

Read the following scenario and answer the questions. Bill is 19 and grew up in a poor area of Boston where drinking is a very popular behavior. He, himself has been drinking heavily since he was 11 years old. He drinks almost every day, but when he is particularly anxious, he drinks until he passes out. Anxiety is a problem for him, particularly social anxiety when he is around people he doesn’t know very well.
His father and his grandfather were both alcoholics; the father drank himself to an early death when Bill was 14. His mother and older sister do not drink at all, and they have always told Bill that he is the family’s black sheep, the rebellious one who is destined to be like his father. His favorite weekend pastime is to go to the local bar and hang out with all of his friends. He has no friends that are abstinent from alcohol.
• Using the biopsychosocial model as a guide, what do you think causes Bill‘s behavior? What biological, psychological, and/or social factors are influencing Bill’s behavior? Explain.

Critics argue that affirmative action has become "reverse discrimination." They argue that it divides society by continuing to use race to make hiring and admissions decisions, and that it actually benefits those who need it least (wealthy minorities, they argue, really don't need the help but get it anyway).

What do you think? Is affirmative action necessary today -- or has it outlived its usefulness?

How is it possible for the American cultural norm of individualism and the desire of every worker for fulfilling, satisfying work to be

present alongside the economic values of capitalism?

How do human rights violations affect developing countries in the 21st century (use example)?

Answer in 200+ words

After reading the “Organizational Collective Motivation: A New Framework for Motivating Employees in Organizations” article in the Module Three Reading and Resources section, answer the following: •Will you use this approach in the development of an organizational motivation approach? Explain •Consider the motivational models reviewed in Chapter 3 to discuss how you integrate current trends in understanding employee needs from this article. For example, what behavioral aspects influence your decision-making process in selecting a motivational model?

Organizational Behavior ( OL- 342)