Human Growth and Development / Unit 6 HGD 0778 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Reinforcement and Punishment
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The idea
Reinforcement encourages a behaviour and punishment discourages it; reinforcement is generally more effective, because it teaches what to do.
In practice
Praise given right after a child puts toys away, small, immediate and a little unexpected.
Where people slip
What counts as reinforcement or punishment varies from child to child; tangible rewards can start a behaviour but rarely sustain it.
Your place on the trail
Every lesson rests on earlier ones and opens later ones. Tap any to jump.
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