Operant conditioning

• what Is operant conditioning?

  The idea that humans learns through reinforcement (rewards) and (sort of) punishment.
• behaviour results in reinforcement it is likely to be repeated because it is rewarding.
• Behaviour seen as undesirable is shown to be done by punishment and therefore not repeated ever again.
• Shaping is changing someone or something til it’s what you want
• Shaping: systematic (step by step) reinforcement which approximate the desired outcome.
• Reinforced with criminals is; capitalism + greed, selfishness and violence.
• Capitalism + greed: allowing a child to have tantrum therefore, by it being allowed results in people becoming greedy.
• Violence: play fighting as a child and be praised result in to the individual continue to believe violence is okay and fine.
• Selfishness: being treated like a princess may make the individual selfish later on what they get older.
• How many reinforcements and punishments are there in total?

  4 in total
• Positive: a positive reinforcement or punishment involves giving or adding something to someone to modify their behaviour.
• Negative: a negative reinforcement or punishment involves taking or substract something from someone to modify their behaviour.
• Primary: primary reinforcers are things that we need to survive such as food, water, warmth etc.
• Secondary: secondary reinforcers are things that we don't necessarily need but want them anyway such as money, drugs, alcohol, cigarettes, sex etc.
• Reinforcement: when an action is followed by a consequence which increases the likelihood of the same action happening again.