In operant conditioning, positive reinforcement the likelihood of repeating a response, negative reinforcement the likelihood of repeating a response, and punishment the likelihood of repeating a response.

Jamie is conducting a study of hyperactive children. he recruits two children identified by teachers as hyperactive and takes a detailed history by interviewing the child and the child's parents over a period of several days, looking for patterns in the child's early experiences that may have contributed to the child's hyperactivity. jamie's research plan is referred to as the