Immediate augmented feedback after skill performance is positive reinforcement only if?

• A. It Confirms Correctness Regardless of Future Use
• B. It Increases the Probability That Those Skill Movements Will Occur in the Future
• C. It Provides Comparison to Others
• D. It Was Delivered with Praise

Answer: (B)

Reinforcement in motor learning is about making the behavior more likely to happen again. Immediate augmented feedback is positive reinforcement when it actually increases the chance that the same movements will be performed in the future. That direct link to future repetition is what gives the feedback its reinforcing power: it not only tells the learner what they did right, but strengthens that pattern so they’re more likely to do it again next time.

So the correct idea is that feedback must raise the probability of repeating the skill in the future to be considered positive reinforcement. If feedback is only about confirming correctness without influencing future use, or if it’s just comparison to others, or simply praise without tying to repeated performance, it doesn’t fulfill that reinforcing function.