Rewards, such as praise and approval from parents, act as positive reinforcers of specific learned behaviours, while punishments decrease the likelihood of repeating such behaviours.
The small crowd roared and clapped along, as men danced and threw money on the stage, in a sign of praise and approval.
When Drygalski goes home and tells his wife about Katharina's arrest, he wants praise and approval and is angered when she merely remarks, "Poor woman, she didn't deserve that!" He leaves the room, slamming the door.
Widower Tyler, doing his best to nurture his teenage sons, Dante and Adam, has rationed praise and approval, leaving Dante especially eager to flee the nest for university and a career.
As you'd expect, the chairman, the chancellor and the new appointee are all burbling their praise and approval of the appointment.
They want to earn our praise and approval, and they want us to be proud of them.
Indeed, the first time he used the line as president was, fittingly, in Colorado on August 17, 1962, to praise congressional approval of a giant dam project.
In 1947, a year after Escrivá moved the organization's headquarters to Rome, Opus Dei received a decree of praise and approval from Pope Pius XII, making it an institute of "pontifical right", i.e. under the direct governance of the Pope.
According to organizational support theory, POS meets the need for social emotion, but praise and approval are still needed [ 5].
Your praise and approval are almost as good as a food reward to many dogs.
