Reinforcement

Theory Analysis Paper Theoretical Assumptions and Background In the social work practice, professionals often use different theories when working with clients. These theories help social workers understand why their clients are behaving a certain way and how they ended up in the situation that they are in. Theories can also help the social worker decide the most efficient intervention options for those that are seeking help. Two theories that are commonly used in the social work practice are…

Since I will be teaching in an inclusion classroom I think the theory that is most effective would be behavioral learning. Slavin states that behavior changes according to immediate consequences, be it positive reinforcement or negative consequences (Slavin 2015 p103). Behavioral learning takes into account that all students are different thus will have different reinforcers and punishers. I currently have a 10 week old puppy who I am training using behavioral learning strategies. Even though…

A practitioner would use differential reinforcement, a procedure of reinforcing the correct form of behavior while not reinforcing the incorrect form to build the behavior into the desired outcome (Cooper et al., 2007, p. 421). Differential reinforcement gains two results from the one application. It provides results of an increase in the response that is rewarded and a decrease in the responses…

Introduction Relevance of this experiment: Relapse is a widely known study used for drug rehabilitation programmes. The principle of relapse is when a previously extinct behaviour reoccurs. Previous studies have looked at with non-humans and humans why people have gone or relapsed back to their addiction after they get treatment even after it is blocked or is on extinction. There are three types of relapses, which include renewal, reinstatement and resurgence. For this study purpose, we are…

1. Explain the role that environmental incentives, consequences, and rewards play in the initiation and regulation of extrinsic motivation. Environmental incentives differ from consequences on the basis of when each occurs and how it motivates behavior. Incentives always come after behavior and attract or repel the initiation of the behavior. Consequences follow behavior and increase or decrease the persistence of behavior. 2. From the viewpoint of operant conditioning, explain the meaning of…

to reinforce the desire and appropriate replacement behavior for the student. It is a scientific process that helps determine why a behavior is occurring based on direct data, as well as indirect data Positive reinforcement, Negative reinforcement, Punishment, or Extinction. Reinforcement…

alternatives to suspensions. One of the alternatives to suspensions was “Miner Bucks will be awarded to students as positive reinforcement and will be used in school Miner Buck store (Concord Middle School Improvement Plan, 2015).” Instead of adding more negative reinforcement, Concord Middle School decided to add more positive reinforcement. Another alternative used for positive reinforcement is, “Quarterly character awards will be given out to students at our quarterly honor roll ceremony…

it was necessary to get the point across immediately. He did not believe that spanking a child occasionally caused any psychological harm, but if it was used often it would cause the child to fear the parents. He felt that positive and negative reinforcement was a better method of shaping a child’s behavior into favorable behavior. He did state that he felt it could teach children to fear their parents, and that it could possibly cause aggression. He did admit to being spanked rather often as a…

Plan for Reinforcement: If the patient is able to reduce her smoking habits, then her parents will let her pick an exciting activity to prevent boredom. Antecedent Modification: What can we teach the individual?: Teach the patient coping mechanisms for stress…

Operant conditioning is the manipulation of the consequences of prior behavior, by reinforcement or punishment. Operant conditioning was first studied by Edward Thorndike. He observed his cats trying to escape from a homemade puzzle box. When first put in the box, the cats took a long time to escape. Eventually with some trials and errors…