Jeffery and Logan are brothers who are fighting over a new toy. Their mother sends them to separate rooms until they can calm down and agree to share the toy and play "nicely." Mother is using the operant conditioning technique known as

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Time out is an operant conditioning technique used to decrease undesirable behaviors by removing the individual from a reinforcing situation. In this case, the mother is using time out by sending Jeffery and Logan to separate rooms to decrease their fighting behavior.

Jeffery and Logan Are Brothers Who Are Fighting Over a New