The process of encouraging or establishing a pattern of behaviour by offering reward when the behaviour is exhibited.
positive reinforcement works well on many pets
Example sentencesExamples
Any human (in fact, any animal) tends to repeat behavior that is followed by positive reinforcement.
The authors of the report agree that teacher performance should be monitored but prefer "positive reinforcement" to the difficult task of terminating employment.
Assessment is given for a variety of reasons, ranging from positive reinforcement to pruning underachievers.
Some will need continued encouragement and positive reinforcement from parents and teachers for this good start not to become swamped by schoolyard attitudes.
That lack of positive reinforcement could cause deconditioned members to drop the mat classes.