Negative reinforcement is sometimes confused with punishment, but in the workplace, negative reinforcement can be an effective tool for motivating employee behavior when done in an appropriate anner.

Operant conditioning is a theory that explains how behaviors are influenced by their consequences or results. It’s often used today to help people adopt new behaviors or change old habits. If you’ve ...

A rudimentary definition of behavior modification is encouraging others to behave the way you want, while discouraging the kind of behavior you don't want. The workplace is the ideal setting to ...

The Reinforcement Theory, with its nuanced understanding of human behavior, offers leaders a structured approach to drive desired behaviors, invigorate teams, and sculpt an organizational culture that ...

Some of the most common tools parents and teachers use for managing children’s behaviors are rewards and punishments. While these methods tend to lose effectiveness as a child ages, there are times ...

An owner's instinctual response to a dog's aggressive behavior might be to act aggressively toward the dog, but a new study shows that this could actually exacerbate that behavior. Meghan Herron, lead ...

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. Motivating employees comes down to two methods: positive and negative reinforcement. Leaders either warn employees about punishments, ...