Reinforcement

Definition:
Any event that follows a response and strengthens or increases the probability that the response will be repeated. Gen Psych, CH 5, pp.146


 * A positive reinforcement would be buying a scratch off lottery ticket and winning $100.
 * A negative reinforcement would be when an individual learns to perform a behavior to stop something unpleasant to stop

HGD Chapter 2 p. 33-27-46.

Analogies:

 * Positive is chocolate as negative is to restriction.

Mnemonics:
O: options P: positive E: extinction R: reinforcment A:Alert N: negative T: taught

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