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 reward
CSimply succeeding in a task
DAll of the above ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) All of the above
Explanation
Anything that raises the chance of a response recurring is a reinforcer, so praise, tokens and success all qualify.
Praise is a social reinforcer, using approval and recognition to strengthen the desired behaviour.
A token reward is a symbolic reinforcer, later exchangeable for a valued item, as in a token economy.
Simply succeeding at a task is an intrinsic reinforcer, the satisfaction of mastery itself.
Since each of the three increases response probability, none can be excluded as a reinforcing factor.
This rests on Skinner's operant conditioning, where positive reinforcement makes a preceding behaviour more likely.
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