Classical conditioning

statistics that go against it, B.F. skinner’s operant conditioning theory, Albert Bandura’s social learning theory and Piaget’s theory of cognitive development help show why teenagers may still choose to engage in such risky behavior. Theory of Operant Conditioning B.F. Skinner’s theory of operant conditioning states that behavior is either more or less likely to occur depending…

males are required through learning from experiences and not biological development such as genetics. Explanations of the operant conditioning theory can explain gender development, which suggests that reinforcement and punishment craft the idea of gender development like all other natural human behaviors. Reinforcement proves to be the main concept in operant conditioning; two reinforces are presented: positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. Positive…

a behavioral scientific approach that is used as an interventional method for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or those with other developmental disorders to make positive changes in their behaviors. This approach depends on operant conditioning principle which is a learning process by which a stimulus or antecedent event are introduced to evoke desired response that is immediately followed by a consequent event (i.e., reinforcement or punishment) to increase desired behaviors or…

Jerry M. Burger is a Psychology professor for Santa Clara University. Burger replicated Stanley Milgram’s obedience studies from the 1960’s and 1970s. In Milgram’s study, Milgram wanted to test “the conflict between obedience to authority and personal conscience” (Saul McLeod, 2007). He conducted this experiment by having an authority figure, a “learner”, and 40 participants who went through the experiment at different times. The participant was supposed to ask the learner a series of questions…

In Operant Conditioning some factual points that stood out to me were two-forms of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment. With the use of positive and negative reinforcement to increase or decrease a behavior could be rewarding in molding behaviors in most cases. With the use of operant conditioning, this could also be a great tool to use outside of the classroom. (Positive reinforcement) If a Childs (Behavior) is good during class (Consequence) a parent could praise them on it…

view of their education. Before one can discuss the topic of behavior modification, they need to understand the theory of behaviorism. Behaviorism is a theory of learning based upon the idea that not all behaviors are acquired through conditioning. In the article Legray, Dufrene, Mercer, Olmi,…

Knowledge Understanding and utilizing theories on cognitive development, social development, and behavioral development is essential to be an effective teacher. Therefore it is equally important to be well versed with the prominent theories and methods of educating that are available today. However, not only is it important to know the theories and what they mean, but also to utilize those theories in the classroom. Many of the theories of development will be utilized in my classroom, but Lev…

When you are talking about psychology and illusions, there is no way the Muller-Lyer Illusion is not mentioned. The Müller-Lyer illusion in a nut shell is an optical illusion made up of two stylized arrows. When participants partake in this experiment, they are asked to place a mark on the figure at the midpoint, in which they regularly place it more towards the "tail" end. The illusion was developed by renowned German sociologist, Franz Carl Müller-Lyer (1857–1916), a German sociologist, in…

SuperDog The day started like normal in the city of Maine, I got my food, affection, and my mission from Super Animal Co. This time it was Mr. Rat. (My Main Nemesis) He decided it was a good idea to release his henchmen, disguised as mailmen, to start fires all over the state. I flew over the city until I reached Mr. Rats underground lab. I crawled up the long and narrow pipe hoping not to be caught. Once I got down, I snuck back behind the large computer program Mr. Rat owned and called…

Kangaroo Rat By: Mario-Zedekiah T. Rodriguez (Woo, okay as you heard I have to make a quick whip up of something so here you go.) You probably don’t know much about the kangaroo rat, I didn’t either until I was forc-determined to write all about the kangaroo rat. You still know nothing but that is why I am here. So starting off I will talk about how interesting the diet of a kangaroo rat is because I have no more original ideas. THen you can read if you want the home, because that is so…