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This course provides 1 BACB General CEUs. Priced at $0.

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1 BACB General CEUs $0 On-Demand

General CEU: Positive and Negative Reinforcement

Name: Positive and Negative Reinforcement
Availability: InStock

Positive and Negative Reinforcement belongs in serious BCBA study because it shapes whether behavior-analytic decisions stay useful once they leave a clean training example and enter case conceptualization, intervention design, staff training, and literature-informed problem solving. In Positive and Negative Reinforcement, for this course, the practical stakes show up in stronger conceptual consistency and better translational decision making, not in abstract discussion alone.

Provider: ABA Courses

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Course Description

Consequent Strategies: Consequences happen after a behavior occurs to either increase or decrease behavior. Consequences that increase behavior are called reinforcement. Consequences that decrease behavior are called punishment. Both reinforcement and punishment can be positive (something is added to the environment) or negative (something is removed from the environment). Each are defined below:

What You'll Learn

Apply the operational definitions of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment as consequent strategies.
Describe how the addition or removal of stimuli determines whether a consequence functions as reinforcement or punishment.
Identify examples of each consequence type in applied settings and their effects on the probability of future behavior.

CEU Credits Earned

Certification Body	Credits	Type
BACB	1	General

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Clinical Disclaimer

All behavior-analytic intervention is individualized. The information on this page is for educational purposes and does not constitute clinical advice. Treatment decisions should be informed by the best available published research, individualized assessment, and obtained with the informed consent of the client or their legal guardian. Behavior analysts are responsible for practicing within the boundaries of their competence and adhering to the BACB Ethics Code for Behavior Analysts.