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The danger of inconsistent reinforcement (and how to avoid it)

Autism, Behavior basics, Parenting strategies / Jessica

Inconsistent reinforcement sounds like a big concept, but I promise it’s not! A child–whether atypically developing or typically–will repeat behaviors that are reinforced or rewarded (this is positive reinforcement) and will most likely not repeat behaviors that are not reinforced or punished. We all understand this concept as human beings; after all, we see it

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Defining behavioral science: Negative Reinforcement

What is negative reinforcement? As a refresher, reinforcement is something you get after something that you do that makes it so you want to do that again. Reinforcement increases behavior. It makes it stronger. Reinforcement is the powerhouse of behavior change. Pretty easy, but then, behavioral science makes it hard by adding words like ‘positive’