Motivation Is Defined as the Processes That Account for an Individual's

question 79

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Motivation is defined as the processes that account for an individual's intensity, direction, and persistence of effort toward attaining a goal.

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Definitions:

Differential Reinforcement

The process of reinforcing specific behaviors while not reinforcing other behaviors, used to increase desired behaviors and decrease undesired ones.

DRL

Differential Reinforcement of Low Rates, a behavior modification technique used to encourage low rates of behaviors by providing reinforcement only if the behavior occurs at or below a prescribed rate.

DRO

Differential Reinforcement of Other behavior; a strategy where reinforcement is provided for any behavior that is not the undesired target behavior.

DRL

Differential Reinforcement of Lower rates of behavior, a technique used to decrease frequent behaviors without completely eliminating them.