Operant conditioning is simply having organisms associate their actions and behaviors with consequences through the use of positive and negative reinforces. In the case of a dog jumping on everyone who visits your house, I would use Edward L. Thorndike’s method called ‘law of effect.” This depict behaviors to reoccur more often when rewarded. Unfavorable consequences cause bad behavior to become less likely. Therefore, every single time my dog jumps at an individual, he would have to be put in his cage. When finally learning to refrain from this behavior, he can be rewarded with a treat in attempts to shape his actions to my desired goal. This use of negative and positive reinforcement should get a favorable response that occurs more often
