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Type of Reinforcers

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Reinforcers are items or activities utilised to increase the future likelihood of behavior. Reinforcers fall into 2 domains. These would be ‘Primary Reinforcers’ and ‘Secondary Reinforcers’. Primary Reinforcers ‘aka’ Unconditioned ReinforcersThese serve as reinforcers naturally due to the biological needs of the learner (i.e. water, food, sleep, warmth, sex, etc.). Secondary Reinforcers ‘aka’ Conditioned ReinforcersThese… Continue reading Type of Reinforcers

Motivating Operation (MO)

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Learning more about motivating operation (MO) is valuable for an instructor/parent to know. By understanding the underlaying concepts of MO, this helps the instructor/parent to understand why some behaviours might occur, and helps them to utilise reinforcers more effectively for the learner. What is Motivating Operation (MO)?According to Cooper, Heron, and Heward (2007), a motivating… Continue reading Motivating Operation (MO)