Positive reinforcement involves adding something good after a behavior to make it happen more often. Reinforcement works best when given right after the behavior happens to keep the right connections.

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...

Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...

Fleet employers need to throw out the gimmicks and chatter and make way for more positive learning and reinforcement in ...

In the 2014-15 academic year, Chalkable partnered with Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) to formally measure how effective a positive reinforcement program could be in improving three ...

If you've ever seen a James Bond-style action film, you know the basic story line. An evil genius is planning world domination, from his secret lair, high in the mountains, deep under the ocean or ...

Drug addiction is increasingly viewed as the endpoint of a series of transitions from initial drug use—when a drug is voluntarily taken because it has reinforcing, often hedonic, effects—through loss ...

The study of animal behaviour and reinforcement dynamics encompasses a multifaceted domain that explores how organisms adapt and learn from their environment. Central to this field is the interplay ...

Opioid users with and without addiction demonstrated significantly greater learning from negative reinforcement. Individuals with chronic opioid use, whether addicted or not, show heightened learning ...

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...