Classical and Operant Conditioning
Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning can be very difficult subjects but here is an easy way to explain everything. Classical conditioning happens when someone or something learns to respond a certain way to something other than how it was originally supposed to respond. Operant conditioning is when you use rewards or punishments to make someone or something act a certain way.
There are 5 components that fit in with the theory of classical conditioning. The first one, is Unconditioned Stimulus this means when there is a naturally occurring stimulus leads us to respond involuntarily. An unconditioned response is when you respond involuntarily to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. Neutral stimulus is when there is no response on the desired response. Conditioned stimulus I feel like this is the one that most complicated so I’m going to use an example. We had learned before about the dogs when the bell was rung they would get food and at first it didn’t really work until later on doing it more times we saw an effect on the dogs. So basically it started off as a neutral …show more content…
First there is reinforcement and punishment. Reinforcement means when following a response, that response is most likely to happen again. Primary reinforcers reinforce a response by meeting a biological need. Secondary reinforcers is a praise often paired with a primary reinforcer. Shaping is reinforcement of simple steps that lead to a desired behavior. Extinction is the disappearance or weakening of a certain response. Spontaneous recovery is when there is reoccurrence of a conditioned response. There is two typed of punishments, punishment by removal and punishment by application. One example of operant conditioning is when you are trying to teach your pet a trick each time they do it you give them a treat. So the treat is like a way or giving them reinforcement to keep doing that
Classical conditioning and Operant conditioning can be very difficult subjects but here is an easy way to explain everything. Classical conditioning happens when someone or something learns to respond a certain way to something other than how it was originally supposed to respond. Operant conditioning is when you use rewards or punishments to make someone or something act a certain way.
There are 5 components that fit in with the theory of classical conditioning. The first one, is Unconditioned Stimulus this means when there is a naturally occurring stimulus leads us to respond involuntarily. An unconditioned response is when you respond involuntarily to a naturally occurring or unconditioned stimulus. Neutral stimulus is when there is no response on the desired response. Conditioned stimulus I feel like this is the one that most complicated so I’m going to use an example. We had learned before about the dogs when the bell was rung they would get food and at first it didn’t really work until later on doing it more times we saw an effect on the dogs. So basically it started off as a neutral …show more content…
First there is reinforcement and punishment. Reinforcement means when following a response, that response is most likely to happen again. Primary reinforcers reinforce a response by meeting a biological need. Secondary reinforcers is a praise often paired with a primary reinforcer. Shaping is reinforcement of simple steps that lead to a desired behavior. Extinction is the disappearance or weakening of a certain response. Spontaneous recovery is when there is reoccurrence of a conditioned response. There is two typed of punishments, punishment by removal and punishment by application. One example of operant conditioning is when you are trying to teach your pet a trick each time they do it you give them a treat. So the treat is like a way or giving them reinforcement to keep doing that