Reinforcement
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In behavioral psychology, reinforcement is a consequence applied that will strengthen an organism's future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus. This strengthening effect may be measured as a higher frequency of behavior (e.g., pulling a lever more frequently), longer duration (e.g., pulling a lever for longer periods of time), greater magnitude (e.g., pulling a lever with greater force), or shorter latency (e.g., pulling a lever more quickly following the antecedent stimulus).
The model of self regulation which has three main aspects of human behavior which are self awareness, self reflection and self regulation. Reinforcements traditionally align with self regulation. The behavior can be influenced by the consequence but behavior also needs antecedents. There are four types of reinforcement. Positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, extinction, and punishment. Positive reinforcement is the application of a positive reinforcer. Negative reinforcement is the practice of removing something negative from the space of the subject as a way to encourage the antecedent behavior from that subject.
See also
- Abusive power and control
- Applied behavior analysis
- Behavioral cusp
- Carrot and stick
- Child grooming
- Dog training
- Idealisation
- Learned industriousness
- Overjustification effect
- Pavlovian-instrumental transfer
- Punishment
- Reinforcement learning
- Reinforcement sensitivity theory
- Reward system
- Society for Quantitative Analysis of Behavior
- Token economy
