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A type of reinforcement in which the PRESENTATION
of the stimulus is contingent upon the response,
Positive Reinforcement
resulting in an INCREASE in the future probability of
that response.
,Example: Sally took off her positive reinforcement
shoe independently
yesterday, her mother
clapped her hands and
said "Way to go Sally!"
Sally took her shoes off
today independently
again. The clapping and
"way to go" were the
positive reinforcer for
taking her shoes off
independently.
A type of reinforcement in which REMOVAL of a
Negative reinforcement stimulus is contingent on a response, resulting in an
INCREASE in the future probability of that response.
When you start your car, Negative reinforcement
an annoying noise is
sounded. The noise turns
off when you put your
seatbelt on. The next time
you get in the car you put
your seat belt on before
you start the car, so you
do not have to hear the
noise. The turning off of
the annoying noise is
negative reinforcement for
putting on your seat belt.
A type of punishment in which stimulus
PRESENTATION is contingent on a response, resulting
Positive punishment
in the DECREASE of the future probability of that
response.
, jose hit Lisa because he Positive punishment
wanted her to play with
him. The teacher
reprimands Jose and told
him not hit her again. Jose
then asked Lisa to play
with him the next day. The
teacher's reprimand was
an example of positive
A type of punishment in which stimulus REMOVAL is
Negative punishment contingent on a response, resulting in the DECREASE
of the future probability of that response.
Jake loves PE. He spit at negative punishment
the teacher during PE
class. The teacher sent him
to stand in the hall. The
next gym class Jake did
not spit. Leaving the gym
was negative punishment
for spitting.
A stimulus that is either delivered or removed that will
reinforcer INCREASE the likelihood of that response occurring
in the future
Crystal likes cookies, she reinforcer
gets a cookie after she
says "cookie." Receiving
the cookie is a POSITIVE
reinforcer.
Katie gets a headache
when she does homework.
Her parents let her go to
bed without doing her
homework. Going to bed
is a NEGATIVE reinforcer.
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A type of reinforcement in which the PRESENTATION
of the stimulus is contingent upon the response,
Positive Reinforcement
resulting in an INCREASE in the future probability of
that response.
,Example: Sally took off her positive reinforcement
shoe independently
yesterday, her mother
clapped her hands and
said "Way to go Sally!"
Sally took her shoes off
today independently
again. The clapping and
"way to go" were the
positive reinforcer for
taking her shoes off
independently.
A type of reinforcement in which REMOVAL of a
Negative reinforcement stimulus is contingent on a response, resulting in an
INCREASE in the future probability of that response.
When you start your car, Negative reinforcement
an annoying noise is
sounded. The noise turns
off when you put your
seatbelt on. The next time
you get in the car you put
your seat belt on before
you start the car, so you
do not have to hear the
noise. The turning off of
the annoying noise is
negative reinforcement for
putting on your seat belt.
A type of punishment in which stimulus
PRESENTATION is contingent on a response, resulting
Positive punishment
in the DECREASE of the future probability of that
response.
, jose hit Lisa because he Positive punishment
wanted her to play with
him. The teacher
reprimands Jose and told
him not hit her again. Jose
then asked Lisa to play
with him the next day. The
teacher's reprimand was
an example of positive
A type of punishment in which stimulus REMOVAL is
Negative punishment contingent on a response, resulting in the DECREASE
of the future probability of that response.
Jake loves PE. He spit at negative punishment
the teacher during PE
class. The teacher sent him
to stand in the hall. The
next gym class Jake did
not spit. Leaving the gym
was negative punishment
for spitting.
A stimulus that is either delivered or removed that will
reinforcer INCREASE the likelihood of that response occurring
in the future
Crystal likes cookies, she reinforcer
gets a cookie after she
says "cookie." Receiving
the cookie is a POSITIVE
reinforcer.
Katie gets a headache
when she does homework.
Her parents let her go to
bed without doing her
homework. Going to bed
is a NEGATIVE reinforcer.
