SPED 606:BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

ASSIGNMENT #4

Submitted By: Althea Alabanzas

TERMS DEFINITION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

REINFORCEMENT means to strengthen, and is used in

psychology to refer to anything stimulus
which strengthens or increases the
probability of a desirable behavior

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT it as adding something in order to increase a adding a treat will increase the
response response of sitting; adding praise
will increase the chances of your
child cleaning his or her room
Help students learn what types
of behaviors and actions are
acceptable in the classroom.
It encourages students to take
appropriate risks.
When you give praise it creates a
non competitive environment and
helps students to become
comfortable in the classroom
Kids can become
dependent on rewards
Students can lose
motivation if rewards are
taken away Rewards may
decrease students
motivation by having them
focus on receiving a reward
instead of learning

NEGATIVE as taking something negative away in order Imagine a teenager who is actually far more effective for Decrease student’s self-
REINFORCEMENT to increase a response nagged by his mother to take out sparking initial habit change. esteem and confidence.
the garbage week after week. The student will become
non-responsive.
Student feels threatened
and unwelcomed in the
classroom.
TERMS DEFINITION EXAMPLES ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

Punishment is a term used in operant punishment is does not actually offer

conditioning to refer to any change more likely to any information about
that occurs after a behavior that lead to a more appropriate or
reduces the likelihood that that reduction in desired behaviors
behavior will occur again in the future behavior if it
immediately
follows the
behavior
POSITIVE This type of punishment is also when a student talks out of turn in the
PUNISHMENT known as "punishment by middle of class, the teacher might
application." Positive punishment scold the child for interrupting her.
involves presenting an aversive
stimulus after a behavior has occurred
NEGATIVE This type of punishment is also when the student from the previous
PUNISHMENT known as "punishment by removal." example talks out of turn again, the
Negative punishment involves taking teacher promptly tells the child that he
away a desirable stimulus after a will have to miss recess because of his
behavior has occurred. behavior