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PAYCHECK [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Human Behaviour
- Management Operations (General)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- consequence
1, record 1, English, consequence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A result or event following a behavior. 2, record 1, English, - consequence
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A paycheck is a consequence of work. A traffic ticket is a consequence of speeding. Consequences influence the future occurrence of the behavior they follow. The effect that consequences have on behavior is a central concept in behavior management. Consequences result in the increase, maintenance, or decrease in the frequency of a behavior. 2, record 1, English, - consequence
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Comportement humain
- Opérations de la gestion (Généralités)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- conséquence
1, record 1, French, cons%C3%A9quence
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-05-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Commercial and Other Bodies (Law)
- Social Problems
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- industry charity
1, record 2, English, industry%20charity
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
CRASH is the construction and property industry charity for the homeless. 2, record 2, English, - industry%20charity
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The Motion Picture and Television Fund is an industry charity that provides retirement facilities for industry seniors, high quality and affordable health care facilities for industry workers, and grant support to community, educational, artistic, and humanitarian causes financed directly from the paycheck withholding donations of industry workers. 3, record 2, English, - industry%20charity
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Organismes commerciaux ou non (Droit)
- Problèmes sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- organisme de bienfaisance de l'industrie
1, record 2, French, organisme%20de%20bienfaisance%20de%20l%27industrie
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-09-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Social Psychology
- Personnel Management (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- intrinsic reward
1, record 3, English, intrinsic%20reward
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Rewards and satisfactions, such as the utilization of skills and the exercise of autonomy, that are associated with the performance of the task itself. These are to be distinguished from extrinsic rewards, such as a paycheck, which follow the performance or activity. 2, record 3, English, - intrinsic%20reward
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie sociale
- Gestion du personnel (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- récompense intrinsèque
1, record 3, French, r%C3%A9compense%20intrins%C3%A8que
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Satisfaction psychologique que l'individu retire de son travail par opposition aux récompenses extrinsèques (p. ex les salaires et les primes). 2, record 3, French, - r%C3%A9compense%20intrins%C3%A8que
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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