Don’t Be a Slot Machine Parent

When we want a child to behave a certain way, one of the best ways to ensure this is by using reinforcement. A schedule of reinforcement indicates whether a behavior will be reinforced after every time it occurs (continuous) or after only some times (intermittent). Each of those frequencies also has 2 possibilities, fixed and variable, resulting in 4 schedules of reinforcement. Of those, the … [Read more...]