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    Positive reinforcement is receiving something good to lead up to target behavior. It is very effective tool to help shape and alter behavior. Positive reinforcement is offering an appealing incentive after the person or animal exhibit the desired behavior to make the behavior more likely to happen in the future. There are two types of positive reinforcement‚ scheduled and continuous. Continuous offered something after every desired response. Scheduled positive reinforcements offered reinforcements in fixed

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    Positive reinforcement is a technique that is used all the time. Whether you are training your dog or teaching a child‚ it can be an effective strategy. The objective of positive reinforcement is to reward someone after a desired behavior to encourage the behavior to occur again. The sooner you present the reward after the desired behavior‚ the more effective the positive reinforcement will be and the quicker the behavior will become a routine. Positive reinforcement can impact behavior more than

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    point of reinforcement is to increase the frequency or probability of a response occurring again. (Slavin‚ 2006). It is extremely important to remember that both positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement are processes that strengthen a behaviour; that is‚ they both increase the probability that the behaviour will occur in the future. Positive and negative reinforcement are distinguished only by the nature of the consequence that follows the behaviour. Positive reinforcement occurs when

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    Positive and Negative Reinforcement Reinforcement is an essential part in identifying and encouraging a certain behavior. In the most classic definition‚ positive reinforcement is a method of identifying to children which behaviors are acceptable and appropriate and which are not (Sigler‚ E. & Aamidor‚ S‚ 2005). Reinforcement is often given as praise for doing a certain task. As educators‚ saying “great job” or a simple word like “fantastic” are expressed towards students as praise. However

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    Shaping‚ Chaining‚ and Reinforcement Schedules in Prison: A Review Shaping‚ chaining and reinforcement schedules are learning theories utilized in operant conditioning to change individual behaviors. Shaping involves teaching new behaviors in steps. An individual shapes their behaviors when they are rewarded for closely or perfectly mastering a step in the behaviors modification. Chaining is the links that are made from one step to another in the behavior modification. Reinforcement schedules are the

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    Functions of the schedule of reinforcement in organization The schedule of reinforcement must be has in an organization. It is very important to any of the organization. Schedule of reinforcement is also an important component of learning process. A schedule of reinforcement is normally a rule stating that an organization’s instances of behavior can be reinforced. An organization’s behavior is acquired whether is fast or slow can be determine by the schedule of reinforcement. In addition‚ the strength

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    the presentation of a reinforcer are called Select one: a. reinforcement contingencies  b. stimulus contiguities c. schedules of reinforcement d. antecedents Feedback Correct Marks for this submission: 1.00/1.00. Accounting for previous tries‚ this gives 0.90/1.00. Question 5 Correct Mark 0.60 out of 1.00 Flag question Question text The first step in a behavior modification program is to Select one: a. pick an appropriate reinforcement.

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    Compare and Contrast Reinforcement Approaches There are many theories as to how to reinforce or change behavior. This paper will compare two of the theories‚ and will discuss which one is better. According to Skinner‚ one way of reinforcing behavior is through operant conditioning. In this type of reinforcement‚ a positive or negative stimulus is introduced in the environment to a given response to reinforce the action. For example‚ if a child cleans his room‚ he is given his allowance; otherwise

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    To understand positive/negative reinforcement/punishment‚ you must first understand what each word specifically means. In short‚ positive would mean the addition of an outside variable in correlation with a previous action‚ be it a good or bad one; negative would be the removal of a variable‚ good or bad. Reinforcement could be described as rewarding or promoting a specified behavior‚ on the contrary‚ punishment would be the action taken to prevent a specific behavior from occurring in the future

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    Positive Reinforcement I have three daughters ages: 9‚ 7‚ & 3 years old. I use positive reinforcement differently with my two older daughters than that of my youngest. My oldest daughter is in third grade and my middle daughter is in first grade. I often use positive reinforcement strategies on them to praise them for a good job on their school work. When they bring home a graded paper that they received an 100% on they are

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