Reinforcement is a regularly used treatment for behavior modification. Reinforcers can include food, blessings, attention, protection, and many other things. However, to be considered a reinforcer, the preferred item must result in an increase of future occurrences of the behavior. Briefly distinguish between the two types of reinforcement (positive and negative reinforcement) and provide brief personal examples. Also, briefly discuss how one of the types of reinforcement has been used in current research.
The student will post one thread of at least 300-500 words. For each thread, students must support their assertions with at least 1 scholarly peer- reviewed empirical research article in current APA format. Any sources cited must have been published within the last five years. Acceptable sources include the textbooks from our course and outside sources.