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Positive Reinforcements

Positive reinforcement is a behavioral psychology concept that is used in strengthening as

well as teaching behaviors. It is a process that can be used in formal training sessions or

everyday life situations. It is a disciplinary method in parenting or the classroom that refrains

from employing punishment or aversive methods. However, the working of the method is

different from what individuals think. In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement is focused

on increasing the encouraged behavior by adding up a favorable stimulus after the behavior

happens. It involves rewarding someone for doing something, and the incentive encourages

individuals to do that again. According to Petit (2013), the idea is that “…if a person were

rewarded for acting positively, they would come to see that behavior as the most natural and

advantageous way to act” (p.04). The underlining stimulus is positive reinforcement. Positive

reinforcement is something an individual typically prefers or enjoys to motivate them to continue

the targeted behavior. For example, Tom is in grade three and attends Mr. Franklin’s class.

However, he cannot stay still in his seat and fiddles and fidgets every one minute. Because Mr.

Franklin knows Tom fancies stickers, he tells the student that he will get a sticker every time he

sits still. It motivated Tom to sit still, and after a while, Mr. Franklin intentionally took longer to

give him a sticker. Therefore, Tom was forced to stay seated for a longer time to obtain his

stickers. It compels an individual to continue behaving in that manner since that behavior earned

him the praise in the first place. Notably, positive reinforcement does not refer to stimuli that

increase the possibility of target behavior but contribute to the increase of any behavior. For

example, if a scholar calls the teacher to get his attention and directs his attention to the

disruptive individual, the student will likely do the same thing. Even if the teacher did not mean

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1 Positive Reinforcements Student’s Name Professor’s Name Course Title Date 2 Positive Reinforcements Positive reinforcement is a behavioral psychology concept that is used in strengthening as well as teaching behaviors. It is a process that can be used in formal training sessions or everyday life situations. It is a disciplinary method in parenting or the classroom that refrains from employing punishment or aversive methods. However, the working of the method is different from what individuals think. In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement is focused on increasing the encouraged behavior by adding up a favorable stimulus after the behavior happens. It involves rewarding someone for doing something, and the incentive encourages individuals to do that again. According to Petit (2013), the idea is that “…if a person were rewarded for acting positively, they would come to see that behavior as the most natural and advantageous way to act” (p.04). The underlining stimulus is positive reinforcement. Positive reinforcement is something an individual typically prefers or enjoys to motivate them to continue the targeted behavior. For example, Tom is in grade three and attends Mr. Franklin’s class. However, he cannot stay still in his seat and fiddles and fidgets every one minute. Because Mr. Franklin knows Tom fancies stickers, he tells the student that he will get a sticker every time he sits still. It motivated Tom to sit still, and after a while, Mr. Frankli ...
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