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.

Many people who seek out services from psychotherapists or counselors have “behavior modification” included as part of their treatment. This could involve a behavioral plan for children (to help ...

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 ...

Zhanna Lyubykh receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada. Laurie J. Barclay receives funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of ...

EIGHT years ago, Jane S. listened numbly to voices from what she called the “optimological world.” They told her to wear heavy clothing in summer, to avoid bathing or speaking to people and never to ...

Are you keeping up with your New Year’s resolution? If you're like most folks, you're probably hard at work on that new diet or workout program. While you’re doing those next 25 crunches, ask yourself ...