operant conditioning

• what happens when association is made between pleasant stimulus & unpleasant response?

  the person tends to avoid future contact with the stimulus
• what is in action?

  negative reinforcement (avoidance of what is now an unpleasant stimulus)
• what does the presence of negative reinforcement do?

  motivates the indiv to continue to avoid the stimulus
• what is the example for operant conditioning in aversion therapy?

  alcoholism
• alcoholism

  CS -> CR (undesirable behaviour -> avoidance)
• why does the patient now avoid drinking alcohol?

  due to classical conditioning (principle or aversion therapy)
• how does negative reinforcement appear in operant conditioning?

  alcoholic avoids going into pubs or social situations where people are drinking alcohol, thus avoiding negative stimulus