CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Reinforcement of a specific behavior could lead to an increase in undesirable behaviors in that same functional response class. Similarly, reinforcement of a specific behavior could lead to a decrease in desirable behaviors in the same functional response class.

Detailed explanation-2: -Operant conditioning changes behaviors by using consequences, and these consequences will have two characteristics: Reinforcement or punishment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Skinner noted that a reinforcer is a consequence that increases the likelihood of behavior to recur, while punishment is a consequence that decreases the chance. Positive and negative are used in mathematical terms.

Detailed explanation-4: -In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves the addition of a reinforcing stimulus following a behavior that makes it more likely that the behavior will occur again in the future. When a favorable outcome, event, or reward occurs after an action, that particular response or behavior will be strengthened.