Why Do We Refer to Positive Reinforcement and Operant Extinction

question 12

Essay

Why do we refer to positive reinforcement and operant extinction as principles but to shaping as a procedure? (Hint: See Chapter 1, p.10.)

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Definitions:

Mean

The average value of a data set, calculated by summing all observations and dividing by the number of observations.

Median

The middle value in a dataset when the values are arranged in ascending or descending order, effectively splitting the dataset into two equal halves.

Unimodal

Describing a distribution with a single prominent peak or mode, indicating the most frequently occurring value.

StdDev

Another term for standard deviation, indicating how much individual data points deviate from the mean.