operant conditioning

• learnt through reinforcement
• supported through skinners rats
• positive R- behaviour (rat presses a lever) that results in a reward (receives sweet treat) continues (rat keeps pressing lever)
• Negative R- behaviour (rat presses a lever) that results in removal of negative stimulus ( electric shocks stop ) continues (rat keeps pressing lever)
• Punishment - behaviour (rat presses a lever) that results in a negative outcome (rat receives an electric shock) does not continue (lever stops pressing)