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Psychology
Learning
Operant Conditioning
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Reinforcement – occurs when an event following a response
increases an organism’s tendency to make that response;
used to shape or create a desirable behavior
 Positive Reinforcement –
 Negative Reinforcement –
 Primary Reinforcers –
 Secondary Reinforcers –
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Psychology
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Operant Conditioning
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Decrease the Likelihood of a Behavior
 Positive Punishment –
 Negative Punishment –
OUTCOME OF CONDITIONING
Increase the Likelihood of
a Behavior
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
Decrease the Likelihood of
a Behavior
Psychology
Learning
Sparks Notes. Learning and Conditioning.
http://www.sparknotes.com/101/psychology/learning_and_conditioni
ng/operant_conditioning.html
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