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Why Would a Researcher Who Is Trying to Increase a Target

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Why would a researcher who is trying to increase a target behavior (e.g., the number of math problems solved correctly)set a criterion for reinforcement that actually allows the dependent variable to decrease before once again setting a criterion to increase the target behavior?


Definitions:

Anima/Animus

The soul; the archetype of the opposite sex of the individual.

Shadow Archetype

A concept in Jungian psychology representing the unconscious aspects of the personality which the conscious ego does not identify in itself.

Ego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that mediates between the demands of the id, superego, and reality.

Unconscious

The Unconscious is a part of the mind that stores feelings, thoughts, urges, and memories that are outside of our conscious awareness, influencing behavior and decisions.

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