Praise is more effective if used appropriately. Based on ...

[schs14]

Praise is more effective if used appropriately. Based on guidelines for giving praise, which teacher seems to understand and use praise appropriately?
 
  a. You are a good boy. You did a much better job in class today, Felipe.
  b. I see that you did better than the others in your group today. Good work, Amanda.
  c. I am glad to see that you used the correct heading on your paper and turned in a very neat paper today, Carson.
  d. Everyone should be watching LeVonne and doing exactly what she is doing. She is modeling the correct way to start the day.

Question 2

Samantha habitually blurted out answers to questions during class discussion. Mr. Hargrove repeatedly called Samantha by name and told her to wait her turn, but Samantha repeated her behavior day after day. Mr. Hargrove finally realized that his strategy was not working. He thought he was using a form of punishment, but his strategy turned out to be:
 
  a. negative reinforcement of the behavior.
  b. positive reinforcement of the behavior.
  c. the antecedent for the behavior.
  d. the unconditioned stimulus.

[Briannahope]

Answer to Question 1

c

Answer to Question 2

b

[schs14]

Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

[bulacsom]

Excellent