Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning

1. B.F. Skinner

   • Skinner Box and Cumulative Recorder
     • Skinner Box's became standard for animal studies

2. the process by which a stimulus and response become associated with the consequences of making the response

   • Positive Reinforcement
     • occurs when a desired reinforcer is presented after a response, thereby increasing the likelihood of that response in the future
   • Negative Reinforcement
     • occurs when an unpleasant object or event is removed after a response, thereby increasing the likelihood of that response in the future
   • Positive Punishment
     • occurs when a response leads to an undesired consequence, thereby decreasing the likelihood of that response in the future
   • Negative Punishment
     • occurs when a response leads to a pleasant object or event to be removed, thereby decreasing the likelihood of that response in the future

3. ABC's

   • - Antecedent (Stimulus) - Behavior - Consequence

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