CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -In the Skinner study, because food followed a particular behavior the rats learned to repeat that behavior, e.g., operant conditioning.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skinner’s behavioral theory of learning. Positive reinforcement is defined as the presentation of a stimulus contingent on a behavior that results in an increased frequency of that behavior in the future. The reinforcing stimulus is strongest if it is presented immediately following the behavior.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skinner carried out research on animals, famously in rats. He placed the animals in a “Skinner box” which contained a lever, a light and a food dispenser. If the rat pressed the lever, the light came on and a food pellet rolled down the chute. This is positive reinforcement.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skinner proposed using two types of reinforcement: positive and negative. Positive reinforcement might be compared to the system of using incentives for accomplishing certain tasks, and is understood as any satisfying result which follows a response increasing the likelihood of repeating the response.

Detailed explanation-5: -Positive reinforcement is a process that strengthens the likelihood of a particular response by adding a stimulus after the behavior is performed. Negative reinforcement also strengthens the likelihood of a particular response, but by removing an undesirable consequence.