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Fundamentals of Management, 11/e
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Fundamentals of Management, 11/e

by Stephen P. Robbins, Mary A. Coulter, David A. De Cenzo
April 2015
Beginner content levelBeginner
480 pages
107h 32m
English
Pearson
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How Do Learning Theories Explain Behavior?

  1. 11-5 Discuss learning theories and their relevance in shaping behavior.

Almost all behavior is learned.

What Is Learning?

  • Considerably broader than average person’s view that “it’s what you do in school.”

  • Occurs all the time as we continually learn from our experiences.

1 Operant conditioning—behavior is a function of its consequences

  • People learn to behave to get something they want or to avoid something they don’t want.

  • Voluntary or learned behavior, not reflexive or unlearned behavior.

  • Tendency to repeat learned behavior is influenced by:

    • Reinforcement S strengthens a behavior and increases the likelihood it will be repeated.

    • Lack of reinforcement S weakens a behavior and lessens the likelihood ...

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ISBN: 9780135175156