Mrs. Hermann uses a sticker chart in her first-grade classroom to promote desirable behaviors and decrease the unwanted ones. The stickers on the chart represent the reinforcement, but the use of the chart represents a form of __________.

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Behavior modification, based on operant conditioning, is a formal technique for promoting the frequency of desirable behaviors and decreasing the incidence of unwanted ones. In this example, the sticker chart serves as a means of behavior modification.

Mrs Hermann Uses a Sticker Chart in Her First-Grade Classroom