Replicability means that the results obtained from an experiment can be duplicated consistently (Lilienfeld et al., 2013, p.24). An experiment or study should be able to be replicated to see if it was done correctly or incorrectly. Any area of study or subject that deals with experiments must have the principle of replicability because to make an experiment seem correct, you need to perform multiple replications of the experiment. Unlike classical conditioning, operant conditioning, discovered by BF Skinner, is a learning process that involves an increase or decrease in certain behaviors as a result of consequences (Amabile, 1985). Operant conditioning attempts to elicit new behavior through the use of reinforcement and punishment. Operant conditioning can be used to break a smoker's bad habit by using positive and negative reinforcement. I can alter a smoker's behavior using operant conditioning by removing the stimulus (cigarettes) that the individual likes and this should possibly decrease the target behavior. This is known to have a negative punishment. I can also use negative reinforcement, which means I would take away the stimulus and replace it with something the individual doesn't like. Then take the item that the individual doesn't like and this should increase the target
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