Question

Operant conditioning is one of the most studied pillars of the behavioral perspective. The term will prove its importance as we begin to explain specific disorders later in the mod. Key words for this construct are positive and negative reinforcement, punishment, extinction, and shaping. It is evident that teachers, coaches, parents, spouses, etc. use the above mentioned key words to achieve a desirable outcome.

Choose one of the keywords, define it in your own words, and explain a time it was utilized in your life. Use resources to support your answer (from both in our course and your own outside research). Discuss with your learning colleagues the value of understanding key words within the field of abnormal psychology and any similarities/differences in your experiences.  

Answer 1

The explantion if definition and keywords is in the images

the example of reinforcements used in my life is when my parents wanted me to avoid playing and devote some tome to my studies they used to praise me for 1.5 hours of studies and the day i did more than that they ised to give me some toffee or chocolate or toys and also used to promise me a game on scoring above 90% but when i did not study they punished me by scolding.

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