Editing Reinforcement (section)

===Positive reinforcement===

Positive reinforcement occurs when a [[reward system|desirable event or stimulus]] is presented as a consequence of a behavior and the chance that this behavior will manifest in similar environments increases.<ref name=Flora>{{cite book|last=Flora|first=Stephen | name-list-style = vanc |title=The Power of Reinforcement|year=2004|publisher=State University of New York Press|location=Albany}}</ref>{{rp|253}}  For example, if reading a book is fun, then experiencing the fun  positively reinforces the behavior of reading fun books.  The person who receives the positive reinforcement (i.e., who has fun reading the book) will read more books to have more fun.

The [[high probability instruction]] (HPI) treatment is a [[behaviorist]] treatment based on the idea of positive reinforcement.