Educational Psychology / Unit 4 EDP 0318 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Reinforcement Over Punishment
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The idea
Positive reinforcement is the most effective way to teach a new behavior, and psychologists favor reinforcing desired behavior over punishing unwanted behavior.
In practice
Skinner's teaching machine gave small steps and immediate reinforcement, a forerunner of computer-assisted learning.
Where people slip
Paying students for each book read raised reading comprehension in one study of second graders.
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