At the beginning of the school year, Mr.Webber is concerned that Fran rarely does her independent seatwork.He begins praising Fran for each seatwork assignment she completes, and by January she is completing her assignments regularly.To make sure that the behaviour continues in the years to come, what would operant conditioning theorists tell Mr.Webber to do now?

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Operant conditioning theorists would recommend moving to a partial reinforcement schedule (in this case, praising for only some of her completed assignments) after the desired behavior is established, as it makes the behavior more resistant to extinction.

At the Beginning of the School Year, Mr