Few times in quick succession during play session

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One day Suzie notes that her cat (named Sir Reginald Fluffy Pants) spontaneously jumps over a box a few times in quick succession during a play session. Suzie decides to see if she can condition her cat to jump over the box in response to the sound of a double hand clap ("clap-clap"). Suzie is using her cat's favourite type of treat to help her in this endeavour. In this scenario, in terms of operant conditioning, what type of reinforcement is Suzie using here?

After Sir Reginald Fluffy Pants jumps over the box, Suzie praises Sir Reginald (by saying things like "oooh who is a good jumpy wumpy puss? etc) and then gives Sir Reginald his treat after a little delay. After a while, Suzie starts becoming a little frustrated with Sir Reginald's slow progress at associating the clap-clap with the box jump. What might Suzie do to increase the rate of learning here?

After Sir Reginald consistently jumps over the box in response to the clap-clap, Suzie notices that Sir Reginald also begins spontaneously jumping over things in response to the clap-clap, such as shoes, or other cats. What conditioning term best describes Sir Reginald's behaviour here?

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