Rico attends technical college where he is using technology to study for the GED.His computer guides Rico through an inventory of increasingly more challenging questions.If he answers correctly,Rico moves up in challenge; if he answers incorrectly,the questions decrease in difficulty.Rico is using which application of operant conditioning?

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Rico is using a form of programmed instruction, where the computer provides increasing levels of difficulty based on his correct responses, and decreases the level of difficulty if he answers incorrectly. Operant conditioning involves modifying behavior based on reinforcement or punishment, but the other options listed (Skinner box, behavior modification, token economy, and biofeedback) do not fit the context described in the scenario.

Rico Attends Technical College Where He Is Using Technology to Study