Operant Conditioning

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    • define operant conditioning
      learning through consequences, punishments to stop behaviour and rewards to reinforce behaviour
    • whats a positive reinforcement
      giving something pleasant
    • whats a negative reinforcement
      taking something unpleasant away
    • define positive punishment
      giving something unpleasant
    • whats negative punishment
      removing something pleasant
    • what was skinners experiment
      conducted experiments with rats and pigeons in skinner boxes. When the animal activated a lever they were rewarded with food
    • what did skinner show on conditioning in his experiment

      animals can be conditioned to perform the same behavior to avoid and unpleasant stimulus
    • what are strengths of operant and classical conditioning
      scientific credibility: uses observable behaviour, highly controlled, reliable and accurate Real life application: This conditioning is used in prisons where good behaviour is rewarded with tokens ti be exchanged for privledges. Classical is applied to phobia treatment which requires less effort from the patient
    • whats a limitation of this and clasical conditioning
      ethical and practical issues: animals in skinner box in stressful conditions which could've affected how they reacted . low ecological validity
    • define extinction
      the lack of any consequence following behaviour leads to decline in response
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