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The three minutes twenty-two-second video was a humorous attempt to discuss operant conditioning positive and negative punishment, and its consequences. reinforcement. The target behavior is the crazy driving behavior of Speed Queen. Speed Queen love driving fast in her Range Rover and the Punisher love to punish. Speed Queen crazy fast driving behavior in the parking lot resulted in positive punishment. Positive Punisher gives Speed Queen a hefty fine (aversive stimulus. Speed Queen is not at all happy about the penalty she received. Speed Queed crazy fast driving resulted in receiving negative punishment, which is the removal of the pleasant stimulus (fast driving) to reduce the occurrence of the targeted behavior. Targeted behavior (crazy
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