Description. Omission training is a schedule of reinforcement that acts to reduce unwanted actions. First set a target situation and period for the subject to not take the unwanted actions. With people, explain the system beforehand and get their agreement to cooperate.

It is often not realized in most organizations that the risk not doing a thing right, or what may be termed risk of omission, usually outweighs and is far more dangerous than the risk of what they do wrong, or what is a result of poor quality. …

Errors of omission are also sometimes called “false negatives.” They refer to instances in which someone or something is erroneously excluded from consideration when they or it should have been included. In survey research, this error typically occurs when the eligibility of a unit is determined.

Omission training is the procedure of removing positive reinforcement upon the occurrence of unwanted behavior.

With negative reinforcement, you are increasing a behavior, whereas with punishment, you are decreasing a behavior. The following are some examples of negative reinforcement: Bob does the dishes (behavior) in order to stop his mother’s nagging (aversive stimulus).

Positive reinforcement is a process that strengthens the likelihood of a particular response by adding a stimulus after the behavior is performed. Negative reinforcement also strengthens the likelihood of a particular response, but by removing an undesirable consequence.

To use negative reinforcement in the classroom, identify the behavior you’d like to reinforce in your students. Listening quietly to the lesson, for example, in a traditional classroom setting. When the students listen quietly to the lesson, reward them by canceling the homework assignment for that night.

Example of negative reinforcement in the classroom

• Before behavior: Child given something they don’t want.
• Behavior: Child shows “no” picture.
• After behavior: Undesired item is taken away.
• Future behavior: Child shows “no” picture when they want something taken away.

Negative reinforcement requires the removal of a stimulus that results in an increase in the behavior preceding it. The individual engages in a behavior that results in an object, activity, or sensory experience terminating or being removed.

Students who engage in negative behaviour will have poor social standing.

• Dishonesty.
• Excess love for money.
• Ostentatious living.
• Disregard for time.
• Drug trafficking.
• Examination malpractice.
• Cultism.