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Newguest Posted 13 years ago
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Get the positive reinforcement of feeling much better

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Two people are talking about foods and diets. One says to another: Maybe try one new type of food each week. Or maybe go cold turkey and get the positive reinforcement of feeling much better from a radical change.

I'm not sure I understand the part "get the positive reinforcement of feeling much better"?
  

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"Positive reinforcement" is a term from psychology, from classical conditioning as practiced by Pavlov and Skinner. You change a subject's behavior by applying reward (positive reinforcement) or punishment (negative reinforcement). In your excerpt, a person is trying to change his own behavior by eating better, and the writer suggests that the good feeling the person will get from suddenly not eating any bad stuff will act as a reward that will work to change his behavior.

— Enoon

  • "Positive reinforcement" is a term from psychology, from classical conditioning as practiced by Pavlov and Skinner.
  • You change a subject's behavior by applying reward (positive reinforcement) or punishment (negative reinforcement).
  • In your excerpt, a person is trying to change his own behavior by eating better, and the writer suggests that the good feeling the person will get from suddenly not eating any bad stuff will act as a reward that will work to change his behavior.
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"Positive reinforcement" is a term from psychology, from classical conditioning as practiced by Pavlov and Skinner. You change a subject's behavior by applying reward (positive reinforcement) or punishment (negative reinforcement). In your excerpt, a person is trying to change his own behavior by eating better, and the writer suggests that the good feeling the person will get from suddenly not eat
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