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My roommate desires to lose weight before football tryouts. The best way to inforce his month long workout routine is to use operant conditioning. Over the four week period, I would help them with setting up their plans so they will meet their goal by tryouts. The plan would use reinforcement techniques and weight moderation to ensure that they will meet the goal weight.
First, positive reinforcement will be used to keep my roommate on track to their goal, and to motivate them to exercise and eat right. Positive reinforcement would be a reward of something that my roommate enjoys after they reach a goal weight or exercises. If the person exercises four times a week, then they can see a movie or treat themselves to one dessert at the end of

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