Positive Reinforcement: Maximizing Performance

Behaviors produce one of four consequences, two that diminish and two that increase the frequency of the behavior they follow. Punishment and extinction make behaviors go away; negative and positive reinforcement make behaviors increase. RECAP. At home, you might provide punishment to your kids by sending them to bed early, grounding them, taking away TV…

Let Me In!

My neighbor has a dachshund-beagle mix with a distinctive bark. He’s a happy dog, and he tends to make a lot of noise when he’s in the company of someone he enjoys. When his momma/owner plays with him, he releases a flurry of high-pitched yaps. But there’s another time when he makes noise, a time…