As a small-business owner, it's understandable why you may keep your focus on the adjective. You may be a member of your local chamber of commerce, which caters to small businesses. You may attend ...

Positive reinforcement involves rewarding an employee for doing a good job. An example would be giving an employee a paid vacation day for exceeding monthly production goals. Negative reinforcement ...

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...

To begin a Positive Behavior Interventions and Support program, schools start with five goals: maximizing the classroom’s physical space, teacher engagement with students, and explanations and use of ...

Kindergarten students at Liberty Arts Magnet School show off their Spartan Bucks, which are earned through good behavior. Mackenzi Klemann/The Lima News LIMA — Signs around Liberty Arts Magnet School ...

Since its appearance at the end of the last century, positive psychology has greatly influenced a significant number of all the conceptual and theoretical models developed in the field of psychology.

Lucia Martinez’s kindergarten class at Channing Elementary School spent the first minutes of Tuesday’s school day learning about facial expressions. Martinez held up a large picture of two children.

One of the main influences on our behavior is the consequences of our actions, especially those that come shortly after we perform that action. For example, when a behavior is followed by positive and ...