Operant conditioning

questioning whether behaviour can be predicted and controlled, and if learning is affected by changes in the surrounding environment. According to Cherry (2014),the behaviourist theory is based on the idea that all evident behaviours are formed through conditioning and that our personally responses to the stimuli, produced from the environment, shapes our behaviours. A behaviourist will argue that there are no requirements needed to consider the mental or internal processes…

present reality in the treatment of phobias and education. Classical conditioning has been connected to methodical desensitisation, and this has been useful in helping individuals manage fears. The principles of the Operant conditioning have been applied in education, serving to underlie successful teaching. Positive feedback and discipline have helped shape behaviour in the classroom. Skinner connected the standards of operant conditioning to teaching. Skinner's ideas implied that every…

Conditioning a Roommate I have three roommates and, including myself, we all have some quirky habits. One of my roommates in particular, always has the television on when she’s studying alone or we are studying or doing homework together. Her parents always had the television on in her home growing up so, she’s used to all the noise. According to her, she can’t study without background noise. She’s tried listening to music but it doesn’t work the same as when the television is on. She says she’s…

students go through the process of learning. It is important to consider how this learning occurs. Learning occurs in various ways. The Behaviourists believe in conditioning. Conditioning comes in 2 different forms. These are classical conditioning and operant conditioning. Classical conditioning is learning through association ("Classical Conditioning | Simply…

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…

The Positive Behavior Intervention System applies the use of operant conditioning, a term established by B.F. Skinner. Operant conditioning, “is the study of reversible behaviors maintained by reinforcement schedules” (Staddon & Cerutti, 2002). In his study, Skinner tested hungry rats with a reinforcer of food. During the study he found that the rats learned that if they pressed on the lever, they would receive food (positive reinforce) (Staddon & Cerutti, 2002). On the contrary, if they did not…

Effectiveness of “Time-Out” as a “Punishment” for Children “Time-out” is a disciplinary technique that has been used by parents for many generations. Time-out is one of many forms of punishment that King (2008) defines as a consequence that decreases the likelihood that a behavior will occur. I strongly agree with Zolten and Long (2006), the authors of “Time-Out as a Discipline Technique”, that time- out can be a very effective form of punishment in decreasing various problem behaviors seen in…

Beauty and the Beast is one of the classic stories told in many different tales but the most popular version was created by Disney. Belle, a girl who lives in a provincial town, who chooses to be the prisoner of a beast to save her father. In the beginning Belle is afraid of the beast and wants nothing to do with him, but she learn to see the beauty within him. The beast, a prince who has a spell casted on him must learn to love before his twenty first birthday or he will be cursed to be a beast…

What does a businessman riding the subway in Tokyo have in common with a man performing a Balinese Monkey Chant? At first glance they may seem totally unrelated, but in fact it is the way they learned such behaviors that links them together. People’s behavior and knowledge is constantly influenced by their environment. In turn, these changes in knowledge or behavior result in learning. Baraka explores over 24 countries and cultures that overall demonstrate this concept. While Baraka’s raw…

previously reinforced response. In classical conditioning extinction occurs when there are repeated presentation of the CS without the US. In instrumental conditioning, the presentation of a reinforcer when the response occurs is stopped, causing a decrease in conditioned responding. Extinction occurs when an expected US, or reinforcer, is omitted therefore the decrease in conditioned responding is due to new learning and is not due to forgetting. In operant conditioning behavior is reinforced…