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Operant conditioning is a type of conditioning where we learn something because it is immediately followed by a pleasant effect. That pleasant effect is sometimes a direct reward. For example, an animal might learn to press a lever to avoid getting shocked; or a schoolgirl might do her homework purely to avoid getting into trouble the next day.
This is my understanding of operant conditioning. Hope it helped in any way.
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What is another name for Operant Conditioning?
Operant Conditioning is also called Skinner after B.F. Skinner who created the Skinner Box.
What are the key elements in operant conditioning?
Key elements in operant conditioning include reinforcement (positive or negative) and punishment, shaping behavior through reinforcement schedules, and the concept of extinction when the learned behavior is no longer reinforced. Additionally, operant conditioning involves the principles of stimulus control, generalization, and discrimination.
What is the best way to differentiate operant conditioning from classical conditioning?
I think... With classical conditioning, the conditional stimulus is presented before the unconditional stimulus to form a conditioned response. For example, training a dog to return when a whistle is blown. With operant conditioning, reinforcement is presented after the response. For example, rewards (positive reinforcement) are given for good behaviour. Punishment (negative reinforcement) for bad. Hope this helps... Classical conditioning was discovered accidentally by Pavlov.
Suppose you're using an operant conditioning approach to teach someone how to use a bow and arrow. this operant conditioning approach is called?
Operant conditioning, popularized in psychology by B. F. Skinner, differs from classical Pavlovian conditioning by rewarding certain behavior intermittently. Skinner found that while Pavlov rewarded desired behavior every time, intermettent reward actually generated conditioning that appeared sooner and decayed more slowly than the every time approach. Skinner, a behaviorist, was interested only in the behavior itself and didn't believe there was anything more complex behind these differences. His findings, however, have been used in a variety of settings like the gambling casino slot machine process of generating intermittent small wins to keep the player involved. I doubt that one could create teaching approach to something like archery based on operant conditioning. However, shaping might also be somewhat low level for human archery given a person's ability to mentally construct successful performance and shape his own behavior without external rewards provided by a handler. Behaviorists like Skinner didn't believe that differences between animals and humans existed and would thus probably use shaping, but most researchers accept that humans have higher processes that allows them to learn without conditioning (although we are susceptible to these low level approaches in certain settings.)
Why classical conditioning is called classical?
Probably because it was the first kind of conditioning to be demonstrated and studied. See Pavlov As eluded to above, classical conditioning is called such because it was the first kind of conditioning to be studied and demonstrated. However, the term "classical" also is used to differentiate this type of conditioning from "Operant Conditioning" which was first demonstrated by B.F. Skinner.
What is the behaviorist approach?
Behaviorists focus on observable behavior rather than mental functioning. Three type of learning that influenced this approach are: classical conditioning, operant conditioning and modeling.
What is behaviorist approach?
Behaviorists focus on observable behavior rather than mental functioning. Three type of learning that influenced this approach are: classical conditioning, operant conditioning and modeling.
What is another name for Operant Conditioning?
Operant Conditioning is also called Skinner after B.F. Skinner who created the Skinner Box.
Is involuntary and voluntary a classical or operant conditioning?
Involuntary conditioning is associated with classical conditioning, while voluntary conditioning is associated with operant conditioning. Classical conditioning involves learning by association between stimuli, while operant conditioning involves learning by reinforcement or punishment of behaviors.
When was operant conditioning discovered and by whom?
Operant conditioning was discovered by psychologist B.F. Skinner in the 1930s.
Can addictions be developed through operant conditioning?
Yes! phobias are developed through classical conditioning and addictions through operant conditioning.
What has the author Wendon W Henton written?
Wendon W. Henton has written: 'Classical conditioning and operant conditioning' -- subject(s): Conditioned response, Operant conditioning
What has the author George Stanley Reynolds written?
George Stanley Reynolds has written: 'A primer of operant conditioning' -- subject(s): Operant conditioning
What scientist is most associated with operant conditioning?
I believe it is Pavlov ^^ Close, but Pavlov is better associated with classical conditioning while I believe B.F. Skinner is most associated with operant conditioning.
What does operations do?
Operant conditioning is a term used in the psychological arts. Operant conditioning is a promise of reward or praise for completing a task resulting in a decrease or increase in behaviour.
What is acquisition in operant conditioning?
It's how rapidly an animal can be trained to a new operant behavior as a function of reinforcement.
Name the forms of conditioning?
Classical Operant Air
