Describe the Use of the Boolean Operator NOT, Including How

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Essay

Describe the use of the Boolean operator NOT, including how and why it is used in complex search queries and how its use changes search results. Also include a drawing of a Venn diagram illustrating a sample search using NOT.

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Definitions:

Secondary Reinforcement

A form of reinforcement where a stimulus gains its reinforcing power through its association with a primary reinforcer.

Delayed Reinforcement

A tactic in which a reward or punishment is given after a time delay, following the behavior it is meant to encourage or discourage.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a previously extinguished response after a pause.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior, which affects the likelihood of that behavior being repeated.