REINFORCEMENT Reinforcement occurs when a specific behavior increases due to a consequence of either adding or taking something away from the environment. Positive reinforcement occurs when a response is followed immediately by the presentation of a stimulus change (reinforcement) that leads to an increase of the future occurrences of those responses. Negative reinforcement occurs when …
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The concept of reinforcement is one of the most important and utilized principles in applied behavior analysis. The basic definition of reinforcement goes as follows: When a type of behavior (R) is followed by reinforcement (S^R) then an increased frequency of the behavior will follow. There are three qualifications for understanding if the effects of …
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