Question

Behavior increases because something pleasant is added as a consequence of the behavior: The teacher praises students for answering questions in class; because this increases their confidence, these students continue to answer questions even when they are not completely sure if they are right. This is an example of:

Answer 1

Positive reinforcement

Step-by-step explanation:

A reinforcer is any consequence that causes the preceding behavior to increase. The increase may be in intensity, frequency, magnitude or some other quality.

Answer 2

Positive reinforcement

Step-by-step explanation:

• In order to get a desirable behaviour, a stimulus is added to the behaviour and there making it more likely the behaviour to happen. The teacher encourages to students to ask questions in the class. It is a part of operant conditioning.