Bite-Size Behavior Analysis: Behavior Analytic Definitions of Reinforcement and Punishment
Presented by Anlara Hoskins, MA, BCBA, LBA
What in the world is negative reinforcement? How does the term "positive punishment" make any sense? Anlara Hoskins, Co-Founder of Candid Contingencies LLC, discusses the behavior analytic definitions of reinforcement and punishment and how they are different than what you might know them to be in your daily life. The labels "positive" and "negative" are explained and examples of all four different behavior change procedures are discussed. In this free 0.5 credit PDU, you will learn how to recognize these different procedures in your clinical work AND in your daily life. Check out candidcontingencies.org/rbt-pdu for guided notes and an accompanying YouTube video in which we further break down the content in this PDU (youtube.com/@CandidContingencies)
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About this course
Break down the behavior analytic definitions of reinforcement and punishment, and learn why we bothered adding the terms "positive" and "negative" to the procedure names.
What you'll learn
- 11. Understand & recognize the differences between: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, & negative punishment (C.1, D.5 in the RBT Test Content Outline) 2. Discuss clinical & practical examples of each 3. Be better equipped to implement your clinical protocols at work relative to each, as applicable
Course materials
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