Classical vs. Operant

Classical vs. Operant

1. First described by Ivan Pavlov, a Russian physiologist

2. Involves placing a neutral signal before a reflex

3. Focuses on involuntary, automatic behaviors

4. First described by B. F. Skinner, an American psychologist

5. Involves applying reinforcement or punishment after a behavior

6. Focuses on strengthening or weakening voluntary behaviors

7. Classical conditioning involves pairing a previously neutral stimulus (such as the sound of a bell) with an unconditioned stimulus (the taste of food).

8. Operant conditioning focuses on using either reinforcement or punishment to increase or decrease a behavior. Through this process, an association is formed between the behavior and the consequences for that behavior.

9. Classical conditioning involves associating between an involuntary response and a stimulus while operant conditioning is about associating between a voluntary behavior and a consequence

10. Learning is rewarded with incentives

11. operant conditioning requires the learner to actively participate and perform some type of action in order to be rewarded or punished.

12. classical conditioning is passive on the part of the learner

13. there are no rewards or incentives in classical conditioning