Mr. Byrne can't understand why scolding his seventh-grade students for disruptive classroom behaviors makes them more unruly. Explain Mr. Byrne's predicament in terms of operant conditioning principles. Show how he could use operant conditioning techniques to (a) reduce disruptive behaviors and (b) increase cooperative behaviors.

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Mr Byrnes predicament can be understood through the principles of operant conditioning a theory proposed by BF Skinner that focuses on how behavior is ... View the full answer