Question

_____, according to skinner, is reinforcing behaviors that are close to the desired behavior.

Answer 1

Positive Reinforcement, according to Skinner, is reinforcing behaviours that are close to desired behaviour. This means to strengthen a positive behaviour with such stimulus that there are more chances of it occurring again. For example, if a child scores high in a subject and her parents give her a small reward, then it will act as an encouragement for the child to perform well in her studies again, thus increases the chances of the same.

Answer 2

B.F Skinner is a behaviorist psychologist who argues that behave is learnt through reinforcements

Positive reinforcers

These are rewards with increases a chance of the repeat of behaviour

Negative Reinforcers

These are punishments which leads to the withdrawal from a given behaviour