In a residential treatment facility for troubled youth, adolescent children receive large colored buttons when they hang up their clothes, make their beds, and come to meals on time. The children return the buttons to staff members to receive bedtime snacks or watch television. This BEST illustrates an application of:

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This scenario illustrates the use of operant conditioning, where desirable behaviors (such as hanging up clothes, making the bed, and coming to meals on time) are reinforced with positive consequences (receiving colored buttons). These buttons can be exchanged for bedtime snacks or television time, which serves as further reinforcement for the desired behaviors.

In a Residential Treatment Facility for Troubled Youth, Adolescent Children