Significant dollars are spent each school year on professional development programs to improve teachers' effectiveness in the classroom. The usefulness of these programs can be measured by the ...

At the core of reinforcement learning is the concept that the optimal behavior or action is reinforced by a positive reward. Similar to toddlers learning how to walk who adjust actions based on the ...

Trichotillomania in a cerebral palsied boy was treated using a combination of differential reinforcement for other behavior (DRO) and overcorrection, and DRO and facial screening. The combination of ...

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 ...