The European colonization had devastating impact on Native Americans due to environmental changes and the introduction of diseases:
- The introduction of European weapons linked to the popularity of beavers led to overhunting. <u>Overhunting led to the extinction of beavers which affected the ecosystem as a whole. Europeans also brought pigs to the new land that ended up eating the foods deers and other animals depended on leading to scarcity.</u>
- <u>Europeans brought with them diseases (such as smallpox) that the native population were NOT immune to which resulted in a great number of deaths. The high mortality rate of the older population meant the loss of both tradition and knowledge.</u>
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Explanation:
Operant Conditioning is based on the principle that there is a reward given after the display of a particular behavior. The reward is given for the purpose of reinforcement. The reinforcement in turn could be negative or positive. In organizations, operant conditioning is found in the various systems of reward for behaviors exhibited by employees. This is found in;
1. Salary Increment: To reinforce hard work and commitment of employees, the management of an organization can increase their pay to motivate them to do better.
2. Demotion: Employees who do not perform very and who lack commitment to their jobs could be demoted as a means f punishment.
3. Award presentation: Best-performing employees could be given awards of excellence to commend them for their efforts.
4. Suspensions: Employees not adhering to organizational policies could be suspended for some time to serve as a means of punishment.
1917 fountain sculpture by Marcel Duchamp
