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REINFORCEMENT (Increasing a particular behavior, pattern of learning):
There are two types of reinforcement:
1. Positive reinforcement: when a [desired] act is reinforced by being rewarded. This means the act will be reinforced because the subject believes it's what is expected of them, but the act itself does not necessarily have to be interpreted as positive.
2. Negative reinforcement: an act will be reinforced due to removal of a negative stimuli. For example, a baby may cry when left in the dark. If the parent returns and turns on the light to comfort the baby, then the baby will learn that the act of crying will remove the unwanted condition of being left in the dark. This will lead to an increase in the baby crying.
NOTE: this is different from punishment: The subject will decrease the behavior in order to avoid the punishment. For example, you may punish a child for hitting someone by sending them to their room. Doing this enough times will cause the child to stop hitting in order to avoid being sent to their room.
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∙ 12y ago
Positive reinforcement involves providing a reward or incentive following a desired behavior to increase the likelihood of that behavior being repeated in the future. By associating the behavior with a positive outcome, individuals are motivated to continue engaging in the desired behavior. This principle is widely used in behavioral psychology to encourage learning and behavior change.
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∙ 13y agoPositive Reinforcement is a term for increasing the likelihood of a particular behavior by providing a stimulus (e.g. treat) directly after desired response.
For example: A lab rat in a box receives a food pellet every time he presses a lever. The food pellet is the positive reinforcement.
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How are positive and negative reinforcement similar and how are they different?
Positive reinforcement involves adding a stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior recurring, while negative reinforcement involves removing a stimulus for the same purpose. Both are ways to increase the likelihood of a behavior, but positive reinforcement adds a stimulus while negative reinforcement takes one away.
What is positive reinforcement?
Positive reinforcement is when you reward a behavior to encourage it. Negative reinforcement is when you discourage an unwanted behavior. It is NOT when you add or subtract a consequence from a situation. hope this helped.... StarGaizer42 :) *Edit I edit this as you are incorrect with Negative reinforcement StarGaizer42, Negative Reinforcement IS when you remove a stimulus or consequence to encourage good behavior. i.e. If you do this now(good thing), you wont have to do that later (bad thing) Cheers Baker718 Edit*
What is the difference between positive reinforcement negative reinforcement and punishment?
Positive reinforcement involves adding a pleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring again. Negative reinforcement involves removing an unpleasant stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior happening again. Punishment involves adding an unpleasant stimulus to decrease the likelihood of a behavior happening again.
What is a response contingent reinforcement?
Response contingent reinforcement is a type of reinforcement that is delivered only when a specific behavior occurs. In other words, the reinforcement is contingent upon the individual's response or behavior. This type of reinforcement helps to strengthen the desired behavior by providing a reward or consequence immediately after the behavior occurs.
What are the key elements in operant conditioning?
Key elements in operant conditioning include reinforcement (positive or negative) and punishment, shaping behavior through reinforcement schedules, and the concept of extinction when the learned behavior is no longer reinforced. Additionally, operant conditioning involves the principles of stimulus control, generalization, and discrimination.
Does both positive and negative reinforcement increase the frequency of responses?
Yes, both do. Negative reinforcement is quicker but positive reinforcement is more permanent.
Positive reinforcement and negative punishment are?
Different in that positive reinforcement increases a behavior and negative punishment decreases a behavior
What kind of stimulus is a positive reinforcement?
Positive reinforcement involves adding a reinforcing stimulus after a behavior to make it more likely that the behavior will be repeated. Positive reinforcement can be used both in good and bad situations.
What is reinforcement effect?
The reinforcement effect is the result reinforcement on behavior. It is used to study the success rate of positive, negative, and partial reinforcement.
What actors and actresses appeared in Positive Reinforcement - 2001?
The cast of Positive Reinforcement - 2001 includes: Heidi Darchuk as Melissa
Are seat belt buzzers a negative or positive reinforcement?
Negative reinforcement. It's buzzing to tell you something is wrong. If you got a reward for having your seatbelt on, it would be positive reinforcement.
Positive Reinforcement?
providing a reward
How can negative reinforcement be positive?
I think it is called negative reinforcement because it is only negative only 2 negatives make a positive
How can the principle of reinforcement be used to correct smoking?
to persuade the people.
How are positive and negative reinforcement alike?
Positive and negative reinforcement both call attention to a situation. For many, negative attention is more desirable than no attention. Negative reinforcement is generally quicker than positive, yet the positive is so very important for development including self esteem.
How are positive and negative reinforcement similar and how are they different?
Positive reinforcement involves adding a stimulus to increase the likelihood of a behavior recurring, while negative reinforcement involves removing a stimulus for the same purpose. Both are ways to increase the likelihood of a behavior, but positive reinforcement adds a stimulus while negative reinforcement takes one away.
What four ways that managers can shape employees behavior?
Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, punishment, or extinction.
