Question

For each of the following terms, provide a brief classroom example that illustrates the term.: a. Positive reinforcer b. Primary reinforcer c. Secondary reinforcer e. Negative reinforcement f. A variable reinforcement schedule g. An interval schedule of reinforcement

Please answer with a minimum of 3 paragraphs.

Answer 1

Positive reinforce would be something that provided a child with a positive feedback for a given behavior. For instance, in a classroom setting, a teacher giving a student a pat on the back for an incredible answer would be a positive reinforce.

Primary reinforces are the ones that are biologically driven and are something that the physiology of the body reinforces in an individual. For instance, in classroom, this would be the example of break time, wherein food helps reachrge the students for the sessions beyond.

Negative reinforces are those that help inhibut a certain behavior after the introduction of something negative. For instance, giving scolding after wrong answer would be a negative reinforced.

Secondary reinforces are usually the societal contrasts that have been created by humans themselves, an examples of this in classroom setting would be the use of grading system to aim and score better as a behavior.