Paper 1 · Teaching Aptitude
Reinforcement is provided by any factor that increases the probability that a response will be repeated. Which of the following can be factors of reinforcement?
APraise
BToken award
CSimply succeeding in a task
DAll of the above ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) All of the above — Praise, a token award and simply succeeding can all reinforce a response, so the answer is all of the above.
Explanation
★Praise, a token award and simply succeeding can all reinforce a response, so the answer is all of the above.
★Reinforcement is anything that makes a response more likely to be repeated.
★Praise is a social reinforcer that rewards the learner with approval.
★A token award is a tangible reinforcer that can later be exchanged or valued.
★Simply succeeding in a task is an inner reinforcer, since the satisfaction of success strengthens the response.
★Since each of these raises the chance of repetition, all of them together are correct.
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