Examples Of Negative Reinforcement

1. Negative reinforcement - a response or behavior is strengthened by stopping, removing or avoiding a negative outcome. Example; before heading out for a day at the beach, you slather on sunscreen (the behavior) to avoid getting sunburned (removal of the aversive stimulus).
2. Intrinsic reinforcement - is a reward-driven behavior that comes from within an individual. In other words the individual continues with a behavior because they find it personally rewarding, not out of fear of punishment or for an external reward. Example; an adult solving a word puzzle because he or she finds the challenge fun and exciting.
3. Positive reinforcement - Presentation of a stimulus or event immediately after a response has been emitted, which has the primary

Reminders, redirection, and reprimands - These are guidance techniques employed to direct the child as to how to behave appropriately. Reminders are simply verbally reiterating an appropriate behavior to the child, such as “Sara, you need to hang up your coat.” Redirection involves moving the child away from an inappropriate or disruptive behavior toward an appropriate one. If one child is being disruptive and affecting the play of others, the caregiver might redirect by moving that child to a different activity. A reprimand is directly pointing out to the children their misbehavior and the possible negative results of that behavior. “Alex, running in the hallway is not acceptable and could be dangerous to you and

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