Question

in order to increase the probability of appropriate behavior occurring, the teacher should offer which of the following immediately following the appropriate behavior?
positive reinforcement
punishment
extinction
negative reinforcement

Explanation:

Positive reinforcement involves adding a pleasant stimulus (like praise or a reward) after a behavior to increase its likelihood. Punishment aims to decrease a behavior. Extinction is withholding reinforcement to reduce a behavior. Negative reinforcement removes an aversive stimulus after a behavior to increase it. Here, the goal is to increase appropriate behavior, and positive reinforcement directly adds something good right after the behavior, which is the most straightforward way to boost its probability.

Answer:

Positive reinforcement