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I am having problems coming up with a learning situation, such as learning to ride a bike or cooking scrambled eggs using instrumental conditioning. we have to compare and contrast positive and negative reinforcements, the role of reward and punishment and which instrumental conditioning form would I use, I have no clue where to begin on this and guidence on how to apply these issues would be greatly appreciated. Thanks

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This solution is an example that can be used as a guideline for a learning situation within instrumental conditioning.

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Here is an example that I have done, which you can use as a guideline for your paper. Rewards are the most popular choice in instrumental conditioning but can be the drive to succeed. Hope this helps in your understanding of instrumental conditioning, reinforcements and punishments. If you need more assistant, please let me know. ...

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