Operant conditioning

to behave appropriately by either classical conditioning or operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which an individual learns to link two or more stimuli and anticipate the following events. Classical conditioning would not be an effective measure to change my student’s behavior because classical conditioning does not decrease the probability that my student will engage in this bad behavior in the future. Operant conditioning, on the other hand, is a type of…

This paper seeks to understand speeding as a target health-risk related behavior that I would like to change. After observing my speeding habits for 3-5 days, I will create a plan that uses operant conditioning in hopes of understanding and creating better driving habits. I try to understand a personal experience of how speeding has effected my life and in what ways do I feel I can or cannot control it. I will go into detail on what kinds of stimuli offer better environments for speeding and…

The participant’s goal is to increase bed-making at the start of their day. Weiten (2011), described behaviourism to be in conjuction with environmental control, learning, and conditioning. Therefore, a behavious can be modified. Targeting the behaviour of making the bed in the morning will be beneficial for the participant as it will demonstrate personal tidiness and control over ones actions at the beginning of the day. By implementing…

When an animal is conditioned to make an operant response to a definitive stimulus is referred to as discrimination training (Gray & Bjorklund, 2014). Herrnstein, Loveland and Cable (1976) argued that comparing the definitive stimuli commonly used in operant conditioning (100 Hz tones, 465 mµ lights) to real natural setting defy concept of responding to a specific stimuli. For example, in natural settings a squirrel will not only respond to acorns similar to the one presented on an image in a…

B.F. Skinner was a radical behaviorist who is most known for his self-titled Skinner Box and operant conditioning. Radical behaviorism assumes that behavior should be viewed as a consequence resulting from environmental histories of reinforcement. Behaviorism as a whole also does not take internal events, such as thinking, perceiving and unobservable emotions as an appropriate cause of an organism’s behaviors. However, B.F. Skinner was an exception to this traditional definition of…

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…

rather they are formed based on a person’s history of conditioning. Through my studies I have found that behaviors that bring about positive consequences have a greater likelihood of being repeated than behaviors that bring about negative consequences. This is known as operant conditioning, the shaping of behaviors by providing rewards to reinforce desired behaviors and providing punishment for undesired behaviors. This system of operant conditioning works on voluntary behaviors and there has…

developed though conditioning. It is completely based off of peoples’ behaviors, instead of their mind. This is because Watson believed that observation is the key to success in psychology, and behaviors can be directly observed, while the contents inside of the mind cannot. To have children aim towards putting forth effort, instead of receiving praises, conditioning needs to take place. However, the right conditioning needs to be put into effect. There are two major types of conditioning that…

Theorist Biosketch: B.F Skinner The study of human behavior is a very intriguing subject within the field of psychology that has led to the production of various theories, approaches, and studies to understand its anatomy thoroughly. In particular, Behaviorism, which was introduced within the twentieth century, revolves around the concepts that environments determine individuals’ behaviors. One of America’s very own prominent psychologist, as well as, behaviorist, was B.F Skinner. Skinner…

at museums. Debate exists over which theory is most beneficial when creating educational experiences in museums. This essay describes behaviorism, the social cognitive theory and their applications for learning in museums. Behaviorism is a conditioning learning theory (Schunk 2012, 114). Although the theory’s dominance started in the…