Individual and Group Contingencies (Berkovits et al.) Flashcards
Workplace absences decrease productivity due to
_____staffing, ____ required to reassign work duties of those who are absent, and _____ workers being less efficient.
under
time
substitute
The dependent variables in this research were the number of _____ absences and number of unplanned absences.
planned
Regarding reliability, reliability for emails about absences averaged ____% and reliability was examined for every session during the first
___ weeks.
99
5
The design used in this study was the ___ reversal.
ABAC
The results of this study indicated what?
(Select all that apply)
Absences were slightly lower in the individual contingency condition, than the group contingency condition.
-Being late decreased during the individual and group monetary contingencies, even though extra money was not awarded for being on time.
- Absences decreased in both individual and group contingency phases.
- Some participants were absent more often in baseline and return to baseline than in the monetary contingency conditions.
Which of the following statements are true regarding social validity?
(Select all that apply)
The group contingent pay bonus was preferred.
Less than half of the participants responded.
The use of acceptable staff interventions is more likely to improve quality of work-life.
A questionnaire using a Likert-scale was used to assess acceptability.
The use of acceptable staff interventions is more likely to improve quality of work-life.
A questionnaire using a Likert-scale was used to assess acceptability.
The change in attendance was obtained immediately following each phase change. The authors offer what interpretation for why reinforcement might not be responsible?
(Select all that apply)
Attendance may have been evoked by the reminder, regardless of the promise of a pay bonus.
Attendance may have been evoked by the pay bonus described by the email regarding the contingency.
The pay bonus was added to the monthly paycheck, making it unlikely that such a temporally remote event by itself was responsible for the immediate increase in attendance.
The participants had not yet come in contact with the pay bonus.
Attendance may have been evoked by the pay bonus described by the email regarding the contingency.
The pay bonus was added to the monthly paycheck, making it unlikely that such a temporally remote event by itself was responsible for the immediate increase in attendance.
The participants had not yet come in contact with the pay bonus.
Which of the following were considered to be indirect positive effects of the intervention?
(Select all that apply)
The quality of the groups was reported to be improved due to improved staff to child ratios and consistency of group leaders.
Contingencies were easy to implement and not very costly.
Minimal staff training was required.
Less time was spent hiring and training replacement leaders.
all of the above
