Acme Smoked Fish is the countyâs largest producer and distributor of smoked salmon, whitefish, herring, and other salty, fishy delicacies. If youâre getting lox on a bagel with cream cheese in the U.S., thereâs a good chance it came from Acme.
The removal of an unpleasant reinforcer can also strengthen behavior. This is known as negative reinforcement because it is the removal of an adverse stimulus which is ârewardingâ to the animal or person. Negative reinforcement strengthens behavior because it stops or removes an unpleasant experience.
1 Reinforcement schedules are important in operant conditioning. 2  Several thinkers influenced behavioral psychology. 3  There are a number of therapeutic techniques rooted in behavioral psychology. 4  Behavioral psychology has some strengths. 5  It also has some weaknesses. 6  Behavioral psychology differs from other perspectives. One of the major benefits of behaviorism is that it allowed researchers to investigate observable behavior in a scientific and systematic manner.