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Identify and give the historical significance of each of the following terms, events, and people in a paragraph or two.
-Elijah Lovejoy
Operant Response
A behavior that is strengthened or weakened by the consequences that follow it, as described in operant conditioning.
Extinction
In behavioral psychology, the gradual weakening and disappearance of a conditioned response when the conditioned stimulus is repeatedly presented without the unconditioned stimulus.
Continuous Punishment
A behavioral training method where every instance of the unwanted behavior is punished, aiming to decrease or eliminate that behavior.
Edward Thorndike
An American psychologist who developed the law of effect, emphasizing the role of rewards in learning.
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