A city ethics class for department supervisors is going well until the instructor starts tossing wrapped candy for every comment. Several supervisors go quiet and one mutters that the room feels like a school party. What should the instructor do about reinforcement?
Select an answer to reveal the explanation.
Short Explanation
Candy in a supervisor ethics class is like handing gold stars to the fire chief — it can cheapen the work instead of honoring it. Grown municipal professionals usually light up when someone names a good judgment call or lets them try the real case. Match the reinforcer to the audience, not to a kids' party kit.
Full Explanation
CTT+ 4D requires motivational strategies that fit learner characteristics. Token treats can undermine credibility with adult public servants and pull attention off the ethics behavior the city hired the class to build. Specific recognition of a correct decision, or a chance to apply the standard to a current municipal case, strengthens the target skill without talking down to the room. A raffle wrapper around the same treat does not fix the mismatch.