Which one is the correct combination?
Operant Conditioning Theory - B.F. Skinner
The question pairs learning theories with the scholars who developed them, and only one pairing is historically correct.
Operant conditioning theory is correctly attributed to B.F. Skinner. Skinner showed that behaviour is a function of its consequences: responses followed by reinforcement tend to be repeated, while those followed by punishment or no reinforcement tend to fade. This principle underpins behaviour modification and reinforcement-based motivation in organisations, and the pairing in option (B) is accurate.
The other three pairings attach theories to names that are not their originators. The theory of conditioning, in its classical form, is associated with Ivan Pavlov, not with the name given. The stimulus-response theory is linked with early behaviourists such as Thorndike and Watson rather than with the name shown. The theory of associates is likewise not Marshall's, since Alfred Marshall was an economist rather than a learning theorist. Only the Skinner pairing survives scrutiny.
Hence the correct combination is Operant Conditioning Theory - B.F. Skinner.
Similar Questions
The __________ proposes that the effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader’s style and the degree to which the situation gives the leader control.
Match the following and select the code of correct matching :
List - I List - II (a) Motivating through rewards and penalties (i) Charismatic leadership (b) Changing organisation by creating and communicating a vision (ii) Situational leadership (c) Influencing by dint of personality and charm (iii) Transactional leadership (d) Modifying style with respect to readiness of followers (iv) Transformational leadership Code :
The __________ proposes that the effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader's style and the degree to which the situation gives control to the leader.
The __________ leadership theory of __________ describes that effective group performance depends on the proper match between the leader's style of interacting with his subordinates and the degree to which the situation gives control and influence to the leader.
In Reddin's 'Tridimensional Grid', which one of the following is a less effective style of leadership?
Which of the following is a correct match?
Given below are two statements : one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other is labelled as Reason (R).
Assertion (A) : It is possible for almost everyone to become a leader if circumstances allow him/her to perform functions dictated by the situation.
Reason (R) : The qualities, characteristics and skill required in a leader are determined to a large extent by the demands of the situation in which he/she is to function as a leader.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
Low nurturing and low regulating leader behaviour is called :
Match List - I with List - II.
List - I
(Leadership Style)List - II
(Maturity level of Subordinates)A. Telling I. Moderate to high B. Selling II. High C. Participating III. Low D. Delegating IV. Low to moderate Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
List – I consists of Motivation theories and List – II consists of the Motivation theorists. You have to match them and indicate the correct match as per code :
List – I List – II a. Two-factor theory i. David McClelland b. ERG theory ii. Fredrick Herzberg c. Theory X and Theory Y iii. Douglas McGregor d. Need theory iv. Clayton Alderfer Codes :
Important Questions from Motivation and leadership: Concept and theories
- The Marginal cost curve of the firm must intersect at the minimum point of __________.
- Read each of the following two statements – Assertion (A) and Reason (R); and indicate your answer using codes given below :
Assertion (A) : Leadership is a process where people merely make an attribution about other individuals.
Reason (R) : People regard leader as a change agent. Match List - I with List - II and select the correct answer by choosing from code given below :
List - I
(Leadership style)List - II
(Description)(a) Task Management (i) Less focus on both production and workers (b) Team Management (ii) More Focus on both production and workers (c) Impoverished Management (iii) Less focus on production but more on workers (d) Country Club Management (iv) More focus on production but less on workers
Code :- The leader who clearly articulates the goal, the agenda and the expectations, providing the specific guidance to the group members is called :
- Arrange the following in correct chronological order of the hierarchy of human needs given by Maslow :
