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The relationships between positive reinforcement and individual performance are often intuitive but well-documented. In the era of knowledge-based economies, organizations need to acquire staff who are talented and willing to adapt to different learning approaches.

a) Explain positive reinforcement and critically examine how managers could maximise the impact of positive reinforcement strategies on employees' performance.

b) Critically examine the 4 (FOUR) learning approaches and explain how adults adopt these approaches in enhancing their work performance.

i. Classical conditioning

ii. Operant conditioning

iii. Cognitive learning

iv. Social learning