Secondary Positive Reinforcement: Techniques and Applications in Education

Summary

Secondary positive reinforcement is a technique in psychology and education. It explains how to use rewards to encourage desired behaviours in students.

Secondary Positive Reinforcement

Secondary positive reinforcement is a way to encourage specific behaviours. It links positive external stimuli to desired outcomes in students.

Types of Secondary Positive Reinforcement

There are several types of secondary positive reinforcement. These include social, activity-based, materialistic, expandable and cashable token reinforcement.

Social Positive Reinforcement

Social positive reinforcement uses praise and compliments to encourage students. This can boost a student's self-esteem and social status.

Activity Based Positive Reinforcement

Activity based positive reinforcement links an activity to a task. This can motivate students to improve their performance in class.

Key terms

Secondary positive reinforcement

Rewards that encourage specific behaviours by linking positive external stimuli to desired outcomes.

Social positive reinforcement

Using praise and compliments to encourage students.

Activity based positive reinforcement

Linking an activity to a task to motivate students.

Materialistic reinforcement

Using encouraging materialistic objects with the learning process.

Expandable reinforcement

Rewarding the learner with a consumable product.

Cashable Token

Tokens of excellence for exceptional performance.

Questions this document helps with

• How can secondary positive reinforcement improve student behaviour?
• What are the different types of secondary positive reinforcement?
• How does activity based positive reinforcement motivate students?

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