AP PSYCHOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Positive reinforcement involves recognizing your child’s good behavior, either with verbal praise, loving touch or other rewards (more on those in a bit). It’s a way of proactively giving your child positive recognition, rather than only giving her feedback when she’s done something wrong (or is about to).

Detailed explanation-2: -Positive Reinforcement Examples Dog trainers give dogs food rewards every time they raise their paws on command. Mom gives a child an allowance for doing house chores. The manager gives a worker a bonus for completing the project faster. Dad praises his son for studying hard for the exam.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are four types of positive reinforcers: natural, tangible, social, and token. Positive reinforcement can be delivered in experiments as part of a partial fixed schedule.

Detailed explanation-4: -An example of positive reinforcement is: A child receives money for doing chores. Negative reinforcement is where instead of being rewarded with an item for making positive choices, and item or stimulus is removed after a specific behavior is shown.