Psychology and Education
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A Guide to Negative Reinforcement
There are four types of operant conditioning identified by B.F. Skinner: positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. Both types of reinforcement ... -
Pursuing a Career in Organizational Psychology
Organizational Psychology is the study of behavior in the workplace. Professionals who work in this field study the employees’ behavior, focusing on how these ... -
Teaching New Behavior Through Positive Reinforcement
Positive reinforcement is one of four types of learning in operant conditioning, which was conceptualized by B.F. Skinner. When you want to increase a ... -
Reduce Problem Behavior Through Extinction
Extinction is a technique used in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) to decrease or eliminate problem behaviors. This is done by eliminating reinforcement that has ... -
Piaget’s Stages of Development: Object Permanence
Psychologist Jean Piaget came up with his theory of cognitive development, which suggests that development happens in four stages: sensorimotor (0 to 24 months ... -
The Fifth Human Need: Growth
There are a total of six emotional needs that need to be fulfilled in one way or another. These needs are basic to people, ... -
Understanding Intrapersonal Intelligence
Intrapersonal intelligence is one of the eight multiple intelligences coined by Howard Gardner. The Multiple Intelligence Theory suggests that there are eight “modalities of ... -
Child DevelopmentCritical Thinking and CreativityEarly ChildhoodK-12Parental InvolvementPsychology and Education
How to Teach Kids with Interpersonal Intelligence
When we talk about “intelligence” most of the time, we think about kids and adults who spend a lot of time in lecture halls ... -
A Teacher’s Guide to the Concrete Operational Stage
A phase in which kids develop logical reasoning skills and the capacity to comprehend conversations and can use these skills effectively in contexts and ... -
Healing Through Co-Regulation
Over the past few years, topics like self-regulation, trauma, attachment have been widely discussed in schools, counseling centers, and families. Moreover, people are starting ...
