A teacher rewards his students by distributing plastic chips. Students receive a chip for each instance of desirable behavior. At the end of each month, they can exchange their chips for prizes. The teacher sees major decreases in undesirable behaviors as a result of this system, which is known as:

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Eli Kelly

9 August, 06:44

A teacher rewards his students by distributing plastic chips. Students receive a chip for each instance of desirable behavior. At the end of each month, they can exchange their chips for prizes. The teacher sees major decreases in undesirable behaviors as a result of this system, which is known as:

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Coco Chanel · Answer 1

The answer is: Positive reinforcement

Explanation:

As part of a system known as operant conditioning, positive reinforcement involves adding a reinforcing stimulus (in this case a plastic chip that can be exchanged for a a prize) following a good/desired behavior to make it more likely that the same or similarly good/desired happens again in the future. When a positive outcome or reward comes after certain actions, that same type of action will be strengthened and likely to be repeated in the future.