reinforcement and punishment
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Transcript of reinforcement and punishment
Use of punishment
Meaning of punishment
▪ Weakens behavior and tends to decrease its subsequent frequency
Administering punishment
Guidelines for discipline
▪ Always attempt to reinforce instead of punish in order to change behavior
Laws of behavior Law of effect
Extinction principle or law Critique of reinforcement theory
Person’s cognitive rationalizations might neutralize them
Reinforcement as used in behavioral management Rewards and reinforcers