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    Positive Reinforcement I have three daughters ages: 9‚ 7‚ & 3 years old. I use positive reinforcement differently with my two older daughters than that of my youngest. My oldest daughter is in third grade and my middle daughter is in first grade. I often use positive reinforcement strategies on them to praise them for a good job on their school work. When they bring home a graded paper that they received an 100% on they are

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    Positive Reinforcement Case Study Dolly Rivera Intro to Early Childhood Behavior management ECE 201 Professor: Sara Mc Bryde November 26‚ 2012 A teacher’s praise has a positive outcome and it has an exact responds to student behavior. Praise is very important and used by many from teachers to parents ect… and recommended as an important reinforcement method that teachers use because it will build self-esteem‚ provide encouragement which will build a good relationship between students and

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    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

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    Upon reviewing the discussion‚ it was interesting to see how the concepts such as servant leadership‚ situational theories‚ and the path-goal theory were applied to St. Jude Hospital. While its mission is to treat children with the devastating disease of cancer‚ the focus is to ensure that each child is treated regardless of the ability to pay. Since providing medical help to these kids is major feat‚ effective leadership is imperative. As it was previously stated in the post‚ when leaders utilize

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    of Path-Goal Theory | - | 3 | 3.0 | Formulation & Development of Path-Goal Theory | - | 7 | 4.0 | Basic Concept an Analysis of Path-Goal Theory | - | 18 | 5.0 | Issues & Criticisms of Path-Goal Theory | - | 22 | 6.0 | Impact of Path-Goal Theory | | 24 | 7.0 | Related Examples | - | 25 | 8.0 | Recommendation | - | 28 | 9.0 | Conclusion | - | 30 | | References | - | 31 | 1.0 INTRODUCTION Path Goal Theory also known as the path–goal theory of leader

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    using rewards effectively… Link rewards to behavior. Match the magnitude of the reward to the magnitude of the behavior. Reward after performance. Reward people with what they value. …Problems with the theory? When you deal with adults‚ it gets much more complicated. Expectancy Theory If I put effort forward‚ what type of person can I expect? Motivation is fostered when an employee believes three things: That effort will result in performance. This is termed “Expectancy” That performance

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    To understand positive/negative reinforcement/punishment‚ you must first understand what each word specifically means. In short‚ positive would mean the addition of an outside variable in correlation with a previous action‚ be it a good or bad one; negative would be the removal of a variable‚ good or bad. Reinforcement could be described as rewarding or promoting a specified behavior‚ on the contrary‚ punishment would be the action taken to prevent a specific behavior from occurring in the future

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    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

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    that is widely used is the token economy. Another popular way to control a child’s behavior is putting them in time-out. Is punishment better than reinforcements? A psychologist has a lot to say about time-out. Reinforcements might be more effective for parents. Depending on their child and what they believe in a parent might use punishment and reinforcements. Putting a child in time-out is worse than the token economy. When a child is put in time-out‚ they are losing three things. According

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    References: Falkenburg‚ K. & Schyns‚ B. (2007). Work satisfaction‚ organizational commitment and withdrawal behaviors. Management Research News (30)‚ 10‚ pp. 708-723. Katzell‚ R. A. & Thompson‚ D. E. (February 1990). Work motivation: theory and practice. American Psychologist (45)‚ 2‚ pp. 144-153. O’Brien‚ G. E. (1982). The relative contribution of perceived skill-utilization and other perceived job attributes to the prediction of job satisfaction: a cross-validation study. Human

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