Delayed Reinforcement- Immediate reinforcement that occurs immediately after desired or undesired behavior occurs. This type of reinforcement has the strongest and quickest effect in controlling behavior. The longer the delay, the less likely the learning.

Partial Reinforcement 1 In partial (or intermittent) reinforcement, the response is reinforced only part of the time. Learned behaviors are acquired more slowly with partial reinforcement, but the response is more resistant to extinction.

“It became my mission in life to help create a positive psychology whose mission would be the understanding and building of positive emotion, of strength and virtue, and of positive institutions.” Selected Answer: Martin Seligman Correct Answer: Martin Seligman  Question 14 0 out of 1 points Which of the following was …

Both reward and punishment are essentially used for educational purposes. They are deliberately chosen by teachers to make learning process effective. It further aims to improve students’ learning achievement. A well-selected reward and punishment contribute to students’ learning effectiveness.

The punishments and rewards become greater and greater, as the undesirable behavior increases. In a system of rewards, students have learned to expect the reward and have lost sight of the value of the task. When the reward is taken away, the behavior ceases.

If punishment are at low level then It will help to built discipline in student, it will built time management ability in student. Students won’t repeate mistakes because of punishments. So, according to me, punishments at school level are good as bad but it depends on the situation and type of punishment.

Of 100 parents surveyed by The Sunday Times, 57 said that caning was an acceptable form of punishment and they had used it on their children. They listed stubbornness, refusal to listen and dangerous or harmful acts as reasons for caning their children. ‘There is a fine line between caning for discipline and abuse.

Tips to avoid getting punishment at school.

1. Do Your Homework Daily.
2. Make A Good Impression.
3. Focus On Your Studies.
4. Follow The Rules Of The School.
5. Don’t Be a Backbenchers.
6. Don’t Follow Your Friends.
7. Don’t cheat.
8. Be Regular.

We contacted the Department for Education (DfE) and a spokesperson explained that teachers have no specific right to refuse to teach a disruptive class or pupils.