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4.3 Operant Conditioning
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4.3 Operant Conditioning
Positive (+) reinforcers ADD something (a stimulus) to the organism’s life. Negative (-) reinforcers REMOVE something (a stimulus) from the organism’s life. Positive does NOT mean good and negative does NOT mean bad.
Law of Effect – Thorndike’s principle that responses are “stamped in” by rewards and “stamped out” by punishments.
B.F. Skinner - Operant Chamber w/ rat and lever
Reinforcer A stimulus or event that follows a behavior and makes that behavior more likely to occur again Two types (positive and negative)
Punisher A stimulus or event that follows a behavior and makes that behavior less likely to occur again
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- 12th grade Psychology Mind Map on 4.3 Operant Conditioning, created by Charity Edney on 12/01/2023.
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