For years, society has turned to punishment as a method to change a person's negative behaviors. ... Thus, it is acceptable, and perhaps even desirable, at times, to employ the use of positive methods to indicate that a job is well done. ... However, that does not make it the best method for changing behavior. In the future, if we can impose positive methods to identify appropriate behaviors, educational components to help children understand why some behaviors are not acceptable, and allow children enough time to gradually move from one repertoire to another, we will see dramatic changes...

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Self-monitoring refers to deliberate attention to aspects of one's behavior, and is an important component of self-regulated learning, which depends on favorable self-evaluations of one's capabilities and progress toward learning goals. ... Using the yes/no method works most of the time. ...

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