CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reinforcement theory is a psychological principle suggesting that behaviors are shaped by their consequences, and that individual behaviors can be changed through reinforcement, punishment and extinction. Behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner was instrumental in developing modern ideas about reinforcement theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -What roles do reinforcement and punishment play in determining one’s persistence and effort? Reinforcements provide positive responses, and punishments provide negative responses. But they both play an effect of persistence and effort.

Detailed explanation-3: -Operant conditioning, sometimes referred to as instrumental conditioning, is a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence (whether negative or positive) for that behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -When punishment is applied after every instance of an unwanted target behavior, it is generally more effective. Positive punishment occurs when a pleasant stimulus is removed after demonstration of a behavior.