Immediate, affirmative feedback for correct and/or appropriate behavior that serves to increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the future.

Immediate, affirmative feedback for correct and/or appropriate behavior that serves to increase the likelihood that the behavior will occur again in the future.

• A. Positive reinforcement
• B. Learning Trial
• C. Related Services
• D. Compensatory

Answer: (A)

Immediate, affirmative feedback after a correct or appropriate behavior is positive reinforcement. By delivering a desirable consequence right after the behavior, you create a clear link between the action and the reward, which makes it more likely the student will repeat the behavior. The timing matters—the closer the feedback to the behavior, the stronger the reinforcement. The reinforcer should be meaningful to the learner and contingent on the target behavior. Other terms describe different ideas (for example, learning trials refer to structured practice, while related services and compensatory approaches describe supports beyond the direct behavior must be learned), but they don’t capture the mechanism of increasing future occurrence through an added consequence.

Immediate, affirmative feedback after a correct or appropriate behavior is positive reinforcement. By delivering a desirable consequence right after the behavior, you create a clear link between the action and the reward, which makes it more likely the student will repeat the behavior. The timing matters—the closer the feedback to the behavior, the stronger the reinforcement. The reinforcer should be meaningful to the learner and contingent on the target behavior. Other terms describe different ideas (for example, learning trials refer to structured practice, while related services and compensatory approaches describe supports beyond the direct behavior must be learned), but they don’t capture the mechanism of increasing future occurrence through an added consequence.