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Positive Reinforcement Defined

by | Mar 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

‘Rewards’ do not equal positive reinforcement. By definition, positive reinforcement occurs when something is presented immediately following a behavior and as a result, that behavior occurs more often in the future. Behavior–>Something is...

Arranging the Environment

by | Mar 6, 2015 | Uncategorized

A very scaled down version of the scientific definition of behavior (Johnston & Pennypacker) states: “…that portion of an organism’s interaction with it’s environment…” Behavior does not occur in a vacuum. It’s all about the environment. We cannot physically...

The Premack Principle

by | Mar 3, 2015 | Uncategorized

First do your homework, then you can play Wii. First eat your vegetables, then you can have a cookie. (Or Bark Thins in my case. Have you seen these? Dark chocolate with pumpkin seeds and sea salt. It will change your life. I eat waaay more vegetables now so I can...

Pairing

by | Feb 27, 2015 | Uncategorized

When working in schools as a special education teacher, I heard a lot about ‘pairing’ when you first start working with a child. This meant to pair myself with reinforcement so the student would find me reinforcing (and not hate my guts as their new teacher)....