Classical conditioning

My sister has trained a few strayed cats to come to the porch. She has given positive reinforcement by giving them food every time they come to the porch. We can say that she has done operant conditioning by training the cats to come on the porch and letting her pet them, where the cat food and treats are the positive reinforcement. By giving a few strayed cats, food as a reward she has caused others stray cats to start coming in hope that they too will receive food. The cats have associated…

The part of the dummy half pass I am doing is the preparation. The aim of this document is to show you how to evaluate the authors touch acting half long pass skill and seeing how to improve the pass and discuss about applying the most relevant biomechanical principals The main phase of the pass that was focused on the most was the preparation phase. Which this phase consists of the following actions made by the acting half  Outside foot is placed near the ball  Base of support is wide and…

everyday for class because I know I will get the five bonus points if I do not miss this class. However, if I do miss class more than three times I will not receive the five bonus points on the test. Positive reinforcement is a principle of operant conditioning that I have used to train my dogs. I have a border collie that my mom and I have trained to be a Therapy Dog. When she was just beginning she knew the simple commands “sit,” “down” and “stay.” However, with the training…

There are four different types of operant responses; positive reinforcement, negative reinforcement, positive punishment, and negative punishment. There are also, four schedules of partial reinforcement; fixed ratio, variable ratio, variable interval, and fixed interval. “Positive reinforcement is the addition of a reward following a desired behavior with the purpose of increasing the likelihood the behavior will occur again.” Positive reinforcement is rewarding someone for something even if…

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Operation conditioning helps us to explain the voluntary behaviour. This type of learning can be used to change the behaviour of pets, children, and adults. According to Huitt and Hummel, the theorists of operant conditioning are Edward Thorndike, John Watson, and B. F. Skinner. They proposed that learning is the result of the application of consequences; that is, learners begin to connect certain responses to certain stimuli. Thorndike labelled this type of learning instrumental by using…

Happiness and punishment had should been experienced by everyone. But can punishment which is deem for evil be a way that leads to happiness. A salient memory of my experience with my letter happen during break. This experienced show me that happiness can come from happiness. Furthermore, this project should be repeated next year as it teaches student about happiness from the last place they would have think of. This memory happen after 3rd period at break. After the bell rang, I went to my…

Psychological effects of rewards and punishments to influence behavior Knowing how to employ different methods to reinforce, encourage or shun certain behavior can go a long way in modifying one’s character. Understanding the psychology on how rewards and punishments work to influence behavior helps one choose effective methods to get desired results. Rewards and reinforcement increase the likelihood of a behavior occurring while punishments reduce the chances of behavior happening again.…

invented the theory of operant conditioning, which is now considered foundational in psychology and is still applicable to the mind’s processes. Operant conditioning involves a multitude different principles that leave it relevant in today’s psychology, these principles include: shaping, aversive stimuli, behavior modification, and reinforcement. Skinner also was an author along with his work in the psychology field. His books were stories but his ideals of operant conditioning bled through…

The behavior I chose to attempt modify is my daily activity level. Behavior modification is defined in the textbook as "the systematic application of behavior principles to facilitate adaptive behavior". I chose this behavior because I wanted to increase my number of steps taken per day. This behavior is one I consider a good one to attempt to modify is because higher activity leads to weight management and better overall health. Better health is associated with more confidence, happiness, and…