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1. In your own words, define punishment and reinforcement. In other words, how does punishment differ from reinforcement?

2. Suppose you wanted to use operant conditioning to modify your own behavior, such as exercising more often, eating healthier foods, or cutting back the number of hours you spend watching television, playing video games, or something else. Identify the behavior you want to change and explain why that was the best behavior to change.

3. Describe how you might use positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment to accomplish the goal you have in mind. Which of these would be most successful in modifying your behavior? Explain why.

4. Explain how you would know when you met your goal. And once you met your goal, can you stop using positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, or negative punishment without going back to old ways? Explain why or why not.