In Operant Conditioning, There Are a Number of Types of Rein

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Essay

In operant conditioning, there are a number of types of rein forcers and punishment that can be used to either increase or decrease behavior. Alexander's mother is trying to change his behavior in terms of teaching him to be more responsible for his fish. Alexander likes to spend all of his time playing video games, but his mother is trying to reduce the number of hours he spends playing video games and increase the number of times that he cleans his fishbowl. Currently, he is given a timeout everyday when he does not clean his fishbowl. Give an example of how his mother could attempt to change Alexander's behavior using; negative reinforcement, positive reinforcement, negative punishment, and punishment.

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Definitions:

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical testing, the hypothesis that suggests there is a significant difference between the specified populations, contrary to the null hypothesis.

µ ≠ 3

A statement used in hypothesis testing indicating that the population mean is not equal to 3, serving as the basis for a two-tailed test.

Alternative Hypothesis

In statistical hypothesis testing, it represents the hypothesis that there is a significant difference between the defined groups or a significant relationship within the data.

Non-directional

A hypothesis that does not predict the direction of the difference or relationship between the variables being studied.