In an attempt to get their children to eat all of their dinners, parents often promise their children a dessert if they eat all of their potatoes and carrots. In this situation, parents are using __________ to encourage healthy eating.

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In this scenario, parents are using operant conditioning, a method of learning that employs rewards and punishments for behavior. By promising a dessert (a reward) for eating all of their dinner (a specific behavior), they are encouraging the repetition of that behavior. Operant conditioning is about strengthening or weakening behaviors by using reinforcement or punishment after the behavior occurs.

In an Attempt to Get Their Children to Eat All