"THE EFFECTIVENESS OF REINFORCEMENT AND PUNISHMENT IN LEARNING ENVIRONMENT"

Abstract

The present research is focused on the study of effectiveness of reinforcement and punishment in learning environment. The total number of research participants was 135. The age range of the people who participated in the study was 13 – 18 years. Results showed that participants when got reinforcement and punished, performed better than when they were not given reinforcement and punishment and that reinforcement proved to be more effective than punishment in improving the student’s performance.