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Positive reinforcement is when a reward or other positive event is used to bring about a specific response. The reward or reinforcement increases the probability of the response occurring again. Positive reinforcement is a type of operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is a method of learning that uses positive or negative consequences to adjust responses or behaviors. For example, when I was potty training my son I had to try a variety of positive reinforcements. What ultimately worked was giving him fruit snacks as a reward. In this example, the response I was looking for was for him to use the bathroom on his own and the positive reinforcement I used was the fruit snacks. By offering him fruit snacks every time he was successful in the desired response of using the bathroom, he was eager to do it more often in order to receive fruit snacks. The positive reinforcement was able to increase it's probability of occurring again.