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And his commanding behavior decreased to near zero. Further experiment proved that his improvement was due to the positive consequences provided by his mother following instances of Darren’s cooperative behavior(in conjunction with her ignoring of commanding behavior). 1.positive reinforcement A positive reinforcer is an event that, when presented immediately following a behavior, causes the behavior to increase in frequency. The term positive reinforcer is roughly synonymous with the word reward. Once an event has been determined to function as a positive reinforcer for a particular individu