Discussion Topic 7
Discussion Topic
In previous Discussion Boards, you have had the opportunity to identify the antecedents and consequences of target behaviors, the probable functions of target behaviors, and the level and trend of data through visual analyses of graphic displays. For this discussion, you will identify the following for each of the three scenarios provided:
The measurable dimension of each target behavior
Discuss your reasoning for your selection.
The appropriate data collection device needed to record each target behavior
Discuss your reasoning for your selection.
Scenario #1
Mr. Rogers is the Senior Manager of Ladies’ Blouses, Inc. Recently, production has fallen by 27% and stake holders are getting nervous. Mr. Rogers believes that it is time to try an incentive plan to increase his workers’ motivation to produce the necessary number of blouses each week. He called a meeting of all employees and announced that he would be providing Friday afternoon off with pay for each employee who met the goal of producing 25 blouses a day, Monday through Thursday. Each employee will mark the blouses he/she produces with a number-coded sticker so managers can identify each employee’s production for each day of the week. A $50.00 bonus will be added to the monthly paychecks of those employees who exceed daily production by five blouses for three out of four weeks in a month.
