Their allowance amount depends on the grade they get on the test. The higher the grade, the more money they will get. The other strategy is simply to tell the child that when they get bad grades, below passing, you don t feel very proud of them in that respect. Then you offer them something for an A grade, and something of lesser value for a B grade. B.F. Skinner advocated against using punishment.
Reinforcement is a much better psychological tool, and simpler to utilize.
When you weigh the side effects which are possible with punishment, versus the possible success of reinforcement, the choice is clear. In certain cases, punishment is necessary, but only after reinforcement oriented behavior modification has repetitively failed. Reinforcement learning is much more effective for behavior modification than punishment. Inc. PageWise makes no representations about the content published on this site. PageWise hereby disclaims all warranties and conditions with regard to this information, and user agrees that all such use is at its own risk.