In this mentorship sneak peek, we discuss a question from a community member around reinforcement. It’s easy to associate reinforcers with physical objects like toys and snacks, but there are plenty of non-tangible reinforcers that are intrinsically motivating. Using a little creativity when uncovering reinforcers goes a long way.
Today, we’re discussing contingent and non-contingent reinforcement, including the difference between the two and how to know which one to use. Reinforcement is a huge… Read More »Episode 037: Contingent and Non-Contingent Reinforcement with Shira and Shayna
What Is Differential Reinforcement? Differential Reinforcement (DR) is when I reinforce the behaviour I want to see, and do not provide reinforcement for the behaviours… Read More »Differential Reinforcement
Reinforcement is one of the most powerful strategies available for teaching your client. A reinforcer is anything that your client enjoys (praise, hugs, candy, preferred… Read More »What is Reinforcement?
In this post, we are going to take you back to ABA 101. Why? Because getting these reinforcement and punishment terms sorted in our head… Read More »Types of Reinforcement and Punishment
We BCBA’s love our acronyms! Here’s another one for you: DRO. This stands for the Differential Reinforcement of Other (behaviour). It essentially means that we… Read More »What is a DRO and How to Implement One
One of the common concerns we get from parents and therapists is that the child isn’t motivated for anything. Why is this important, you ask? … Read More »How to Keep a Child’s Motivation in ABA
If you could have an endless supply of one item – what would it be? Mine would be chocolate. I don’t think I could get… Read More »Too Much of a Good Thing?
A core tool that we use in ABA is positive reinforcement. It’s one of the best ways to shape better behaviour! Yet, plenty of people confuse it with giving bribes and, as such, are quick to dismiss it. Let’s clear the air, so we’re all on the same page. Bribery is not a synonym for reinforcement! Here’s our take on how the two differ.Read More »Reinforcement & Bribery: Is There A Difference?
