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This job gives an example of each of the following four: Positive Reinforcer, Negative Reinforcer, Positive Punishment, Negative Punishment.

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This solution gives an example of each of the following four: Positive Reinforcer, Negative Reinforcer, Positive Punishment, Negative Punishment. The text contains 292 words.

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Positive reinforcer:
The children in a classroom are working on classwork. Some of the children are working as they should but others are starting to slow down. You call the names of students who are doing well and tell them that you like the way they are completing the assignment. This reinforces the students who are doing work but also increases the amount of work of the students who are slowing ...

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