Effects of Extrinsic Reinforcement

EDU 372

Effects of Extrinsic Reinforcement

The topic that I have chosen to do my research paper on is the effects of extrinsic reinforcement on students. I have chosen this topic because there are many different behavioral modifications that you can try on students and it is hard to know which the best to do is. Extrinsic reinforcement is a type of modification which uses positive reinforcement as a way to correct behavior. This kind of modification uses a reward system to positively enforce good behavior and they will lose their reward when they do some sort negative behavior. I believe that deciding which type of behavior modification you are going to use not only in the classroom but with your children is very important to the way they interpret...