Reinforcement and Punishment in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online

Reinforcement and Punishment in Psychology 101 at AllPsych Online reinforcement reinforcement learning Artificial neural networks and deep learning are not the only, or necessarily the best, way to do this In this tic reinforcement Reinforcement makes a behavior more likely, and punishment makes it less likely Punishments, like reinforcements, can both be positive or negative Positive

reinforcement A theory of reinforcement is presented which accounts for the backward action of a reinforcer on operant behavior in terms of its effect on memory traces

reinforcement Differential reinforcement can be used to treat Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder by reinforcing desired behaviors, such as attentiveness, Social reinforcement in the classroom involves children receiving positive feedback from teachers and peers for positive behavior This feedback includes words