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Provide an explanation for how positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement are similar and what differentiates them from each other. In your explanation provide examples of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement that could be used in your chosen situation.

Explain how reward and punishment can be applied to your selected learning situation. Be sure to provide examples.

Evaluate which form of instrumental conditioning you feel would be most effective in your selected situation.

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Your tutorial is 195 words and describes the two types of reinforcement and how they differ and how they are similar. Examples are given for a classroom teacher.

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Positive and negative reinforcement are similar because they are both trying to change or strengthen a certain behavior by either giving a reward (positive) or stopping a reward (negative).

Positive reinforcement rewards the desired behavior. For example, when the child hangs up his ...

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