I asked ChatGPT to relate my love for traveling to OC, and I can see how these have played a role in my life! Positive reinforcements could be cheap flights or lodging. Negative reinforcements would be paying for PreCheck or a nice hotel. Positive punishment would be a charge on an overstuffed carry-on, and finally, a negative punishment would be missing a flight. I have experienced all of these positives and negatives! It is interesting to see how it has changed my behavior when traveling.
I think one challenge OC faces is the potential for a post-reinforcement pause in behavior. The “I have my reward, so I’m done” mindset. This was described for most partial reinforcement schedules. Another challenge would be that with a continuous reinforcement schedule, extinction is likely at a faster rate.
*My ChatGPT crashed so the graphic I was able to screenshot before it vanished is not in the shared link 😦
Alexis Flanders 
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