The Reward

behaving better. I will do this by reinforcing the new behavior with praise of a reward, until the past behavior has become extinct and nowhere to be seen. Although rewards can cause a student to stop the appropriate behavior, they can sometimes cause problems as well. When a student realizes that they are continuously being rewarded for their good behavior they will continue to behave in that way. However, when the rewards stop and they realize they are no longer being awarded, the appropriate…

Operant conditioning, a type of learning controlled by the consequences of a person’s behavior, is a system based on rewards and punishments. In devising a weight loss program for my roommate based on the principle of operant conditioning, I will create a program that focuses on reinforcing healthy eating and exercise habits. By doing this, the reinforcement will increase the probability that my roommate will repeat the desired healthy behaviors. Over the course of one-month, by modifying his…

As a teacher we have to prepare and know how to react when a child has an emotional outburst. Typically students with Autism Spectrum Disorder will have a problem with this. According to Brentani, Helena, Paula, Cristiane Silvestre de, Bordini, Daniela, Rolim, Deborah, Sato, Fabio, Portolese, Joana, Pacifico, Maria Clara, and McCracken (2013), Autism Spectrum Disorder, “…is characterized by a shared spectrum of qualitative impairments in social interaction, associated with varying degrees of…

the desired behavior needs to be reinforced immediately and consistently. Reinforcement needs to be presented each time initially, and then reinforcement can be provided on a more intermittent basis” (page 8). When it comes to reinforcement and rewards it is extremely important for a student with ASD to have this behavior modification strategy in place. When a student has an emotional outburst sometimes they can harm either themselves or others. Reinforcement for good behavior is crucial, and…

Behaviourism has been continuously linked with learning for many years (Tennant, 2003) and is a perspective that focuses on the changes in individuals’ observable behaviours. (Seifert & Sutton, 2009:23) It is the scientific method of study, observing the behaviour of living organisms in relation to any environmental occurrences. (Alberto & Troutman, 2003) Behaviourists often view observable behaviour as a crucial…

My initial thoughts on Shelley is she is distracting her classmates and teacher to distract others from noticing the difficulties she has with math. One reasons she might not be doing well is because of her lack of resources in order to be successful in math, such as tutoring, or parents who encourage her to do well in school. Another possibility is that she has a math learning disability that is undiagnosed. Students who have undiagnosed learning disabilities tend to do poorly because they are…

for the good behavior will make her more likely to perform the behavior frequently with excitement. The rewards with changing behavior programs should be in a contingent manner to motivate the performance of the behavior, Sally can reward herself daily at the end of the day with some activities that she loves do every day; watching TV, play video games, go shopping, go out with friends. The rewards that related to food should be avoided.…

My SMART Goal is to create a business plan by the end of the semester for a men’s brick and mortar clothing boutique that I hope to one day own and operate. So far I really haven’t progressed at all on my goal. I have a lot going on in my life, as many people do, and that is the main reason that little progress has been made. My plan initially was supposed to account for the time I have between my almost 40 hour work week and the classes I am taking here at Wake Tech. So far this case study of…

organization. Among workers’ contributions are their qualifications, such as intelligence, formal education, training, job skills and experience. By the other hand, organization offers its rewards to workers. Organizational rewards are payment, status, promotions, and so on. To be considered as such, contributions and rewards must have their existence and relevance recognized by individual and…

Operant conditioning is like when your parents reward you for getting good grades. Maybe they give you a certain amount of money for every A, or they take you out to do something, they are encouraging you. You are getting good grades, because of the reward you are getting. When it comes to smoking, operant conditioning could help a lot. Setting good rewards for yourself, will give your mind something to look forward to. Putting this in terms of smoking…