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... What is operant conditioning? ... This occurs through operant
conditioning. Operant conditioning can be defined as learning that occurs
when an organism learns to associate it’s behavior with the consequences or
results of that behavior. ... Skinner is credited with calling the same basic process, ‘operant
conditioning’. ...
Operant condition usually begins with primary reinforcers, such as food
or water. ... That is where
punishment comes into play in operant conditioning. Punishment reduces the
probability of an operant behavior by presenting an unpleasant stimulus or
removing a pleasant one. ...
Now the question becomes, how can operant conditioning be used?
The principles of operant conditioning have been used in many aspects of life,
including teaching of every day skills, the treatments of sleep disorders, the
development of self control, and the improvement of classroom education.
Now that we have a good idea as to what classical and operant
conditioning is, let’s compare the two. Classical and operant conditioning
can very easily be confused. After all, they are both types of learning but
there are two main differences between classical and operant conditioning. ... In operant conditioning the outcome is dependent upon the
organisms behavior. ...
The second difference between operant conditioning and classical
conditioning is the classification of the response that has been conditioned.
Operant conditioned responses involve a huge variety of behavioral responses
while classical conditioned responses are restricted to specific reflexes.
In conclusion, I hope that after reading this you will find yourself more
knowledgeable in the area of classical and operant conditioning along with
being able to answer these initial questions. ...
What is operant conditioning?
Approximate Word count = 2014
Approximate Pages = 8.1
(250 words per page double spaced)
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