Positive reinforcers ________ the rate of operant responding,and negative reinforcers ________ the rate of operant responding.

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Positive reinforcers increase the rate of operant responding by adding a desirable stimulus after a behavior, encouraging the behavior to happen again. Negative reinforcers also increase the rate of operant responding, but they do so by removing an undesirable stimulus after a behavior, making the behavior more likely to occur again.

Positive Reinforcers ________ the Rate of Operant Responding,and Negative Reinforcers