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Question: In Modules/Weeks 1, 2, 4, and 5 you will participate in the Discussion Board Forums. For each forum, you will post at least 300 words in response to a provided prompt, supporting your assertions with at least 3 citations in proper, current APA format. Required sources are the textbook and a scholarly article (no websites, newspaper articles, etc.), and you must include at least 1 biblical reference with chapter and verse. In addition to your thread, you must also respond to at least 2 classmates, posting replies of at least 150 words each. Refer to the provided rubric to ensure guidelines are followed. You are encouraged to post your thread early, to allow the opportunity to further the topic of discussion.

Topic: Reinforcement

Question/Prompt: Reinforcement is central to the behaviorist view of learning. Define reinforcement and discuss 1 suggestion from your textbook of how reinforcement could be used to increase desirable behaviors in the classroom (see Ormrod, 2016, Chapter 4). Provide an example of a classroom behavior that you would like to increase using your selected technique. Describe how you would actually go about implementing it in the classroom. Share an example from the Bible of when Jesus used reinforcement to increase desirable behaviors in his followers.