Abstract: A system and method for positive reinforcement training is disclosed. In one embodiment, a user is rewarded for depositing and/or removing items into a receptacle. In one embodiment, a positive reinforcement training device is provided, the device comprising: a receptacle with an inner volume; a power supply; a sensor operatively connected to the power supply and operatively arranged to sense at least one of an addition and a removal of one or more items to the inner volume; a reward dispensing system operatively connected to the power supply and the sensor, such that the sensor sensing the addition of items to the inner volume selectively triggers the reward dispensing system to selectively dispense a reward.