Answer to Question #171828 in Psychology for william

Question

How are reinforcement and punishment used in operant conditioning?

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Answer 1

In discussing operant conditioning, we use several everyday words—positive, negative, reinforcement, and punishment—in a specialized manner. In operant conditioning, positive and negative do not mean good and bad. ... Reinforcement means you are increasing a behavior, and punishment means you are decreasing a behavior.