What Is the Difference Between Type I and Type II

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Short Answer

What is the difference between Type I and Type II errors?

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Definitions:

Target Behavior

A specific action or set of actions that therapy or behavior modification attempts to change or improve.

Positive Reinforcement

A process in behavioral psychology where the introduction of a favorable stimulus increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated.

Negative Reinforcement

A behavior modification technique where removing an unpleasant stimulus strengthens a behavior, making it more likely to occur again.

Shaping

A method of positive reinforcement in operant conditioning that rewards successive approximations towards a desired behavior.