Child Development And Reinforcement Behaviours

Reinforcement and Punishment form the basis of models in which children observe and imitate behaviours. Children tend to imitate the behavioural model of a person from the same sex. The people surrounding the child will respond to how the behaviour corresponds to reinforcement or punishment (McLeod, 2016). Reinforcement is both external and internal; if a child wants acceptance from surrounding models is external and the feeling of being accepted is internal. This may have a positive or negative impact on the child. Gender combines social setup; race, religion, culture, ethnic group and religion (Argos University, 2015). Examples of gender-related behaviours that are developed through reinforcement and development are
• When a boy