Secondary Reinforcement Analysis

1. A primary reinforce is define as “reinforcer than satisfies a biological need” (Ballantyne, Hull, Licht, 2016, p. 193). This compares to secondary reinforce which “does not satisfy biological needs but often gain their power through their association with primary reinforce” (Ballantyne, Hull, Licht, 2016, p. 193). Both of these reinforcers are found everywhere. An example of a primary reinforce is food and water since it is life sustaining. An example of a secondary reinforcer in my life is getting good grades. If I get them, then I am rewarded with something like going out to a nice dinner.
2. A negative reinforcer is defined as taking something away that is unpleasant (Ballantyne, Hull, Licht, 2016, p. 192). The definition of punishment is to stop a behavior (Ballantyne, Hull, Licht, 2016, p. 198). An example of punishment is when I use to
I found this reading very interesting because I have hear over and over again that the best way to understand how someone parents, is to look at their own child. They pick up cues, actions, and so much more from just watching. When I was about 10, there was a girl who lived across the street from me who had a younger sister maybe 3. Her parents openly would say things like “Sh*t” and “damn” in front of the youngest. One day, she walked over to us and just said, “sh*t” and walked away. This is exactly what was found with the Bobo doll study. There they found that the kids how observe violent adults had a higher chance of mimicking them (Ballantyne, Hull, Licht, 2016, p. 205). This is just like the experiment because the youngest was mimicking observed behavior from her parents. Another behavior I have seen myself pick up was when went to college. Being from Colorado, you don’t hear “ma’am” and “sir” said a whole lot. When I moved to Texas for college, everyone down there said it. I felt so unbelievable rude not saying it. Without being told to, I found myself more and more saying it without putting any thought into