Behavourist Approach

Question 1

What are the two types of reinforcement?

Answer 1

Positive reinforcement
Negative reinforcement

Question 2

What is a positive reinforcement?

Answer 2

If we get rewarded (money,praise etc) for doing something then we are more likely to keep behaving that way.

Question 3

What is negative reinforcement?

Answer 3

If we do something that means we can avoid something unpleasant happening to us then we are more likely to keep behaving that way.