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Operant Conditioning
Operant Conditioning is the official word describing the use of consequences (both negative and positive) to shape the behavior of a living thing. The goal of operant conditioning is to get an animal...
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A Consequence is any event that is triggered by an earlier event. A consequence can be natural or artificial (man-made). It can also be negative, positive, or neutral. Example of a Negative Natural...
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Reinforcement is any consequence that motivates an animal to continue a particular behavior. Reinforcement can be natural or artificial (man-made). Example of Artificial Reinforcement: If you tell a...
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Punishment is any consequence that discourages a behavior after or while the behavior is being performed. Punishment can be natural or artificial (man-made). Example of Artificial Punishment: If you...
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Negative Reinforcement vs Positive Reinforcement
A lot of people misunderstand Negative Reinforcement by confusing it with Punishment. Remember that Reinforcement is any consequence that encourages a behavior to continue and a Punishment is any...
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