According to research, the most powerful reinforcement technique in conditioning is __________.

Positive reinforcement is generally the most powerful conditioning technique because it strengthens a behavior by adding a desirable consequence after the behavior occurs. For example, praise or a reward can make a behavior more likely to happen again. Negative reinforcement also increases behavior, but it does so by removing something unpleasant; punishment and extinction do not reinforce behavior.

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