What Factors Contribute to the Effectiveness of an Instrumental Reinforcer

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What factors contribute to the effectiveness of an instrumental reinforcer?

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Definitions:

Socialization

The process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms, values, and behaviors appropriate to their society or social group.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reward or punishment.

Habituation

Getting used to something in the environment and not responding as strongly anymore.

Systematic Desensitization

A treatment for phobias that attempts to reduce fear in many small steps by associating the feared thing with calmness.