There are three different types of reinforcement approaches to motivation. The reinforcement approaches are: Skinner's Operant Conditioning Theory, Resource Allocation Theory, and Goal Orientation Perspectives. Each of these theories focuses on how a past behavior can have an effect on future behaviors or how behaviors are created by past experiences. These experiences try to evaluate why people remain motivated.
Skinners Operant Conditioning Theory focuses on the thought that individual's actions are a direct result of their environmental upbringing. He feels that individuals will repeat behaviors that had previously led to pleasant outcomes. He has four reinforcement options for behavior. The reinforcement options are: Positive Reinforcement, Negative Reinforcement, Extinction, and Punishment. Skinners theory supports that individuals are who they are because of their environment and not because of internal drives or other influences.
Resource Allocation Theory differs......
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