Explain How Operant Conditioning Is Used to Modify Human Behavior

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Essay

Explain how operant conditioning is used to modify human behavior by listing and describing the six operant principles most often used by behavior therapists.

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Definitions:

Characteristic

A distinguishing feature or quality inherent to a substance, object, or individual.

Molecule

The smallest unit of a chemical compound that can retain the chemical properties of the compound, consisting of atoms held together by covalent bonds.

Sp Hybridized

An atomic orbital hybridization state where one s orbital and one p orbital combine, forming two degenerate, linearly oriented hybrid orbitals.

Functional Groups

Unique sets of atoms located in molecules that cause the molecules to undergo their characteristic chemical reactions.