CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -What Is Positive Reinforcement? 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.

Detailed explanation-2: -This theory grew from Thorndike’s “law of effect” which stated that a behavior that is followed by pleasant or desirable consequences is likely to be repeated, while behavior that is followed by undesirable consequences is less likely to be repeated (McLeod, 2018).

Detailed explanation-3: -Reinforcement, either positive or negative, works by increasing the likelihood of a behaviour. Punishment, on the other hand, refers to any event that weakens or reduces the likelihood of a behaviour.

Detailed explanation-4: -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-5: -Remember that reinforcement, even when it is negative, always increases a behavior. In contrast, punishment always decreases a behavior. In positive punishment, you add an undesirable stimulus to decrease a behavior. An example of positive punishment is scolding a student to get the student to stop texting in class.