EXPERIMENT NO. 5 Instrumental/Operant Conditioning OBJECTIVE To illustrate behavior modification through the application of operant conditioning techniques. INTRODUCTION Operant conditioning was first observed by Edward Thorndike’s observation that behavior is encouraged and discouraged by its consequences. “Operants” was the term conceptualized by Skinner from the said behaviors for they operate on the surrounding environment to generate consequences. Thus‚ behavior that is followed by positive
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Individual Assignment: Classical Conditioning Paper‚ Due Week 4‚ Day 7. Write a 1000-word paper in which you examine the theory of classical conditioning. In your examination‚ address the following: o Describe the theory of classical conditioning. o Select a scenario in which you would apply classical conditioning theory‚ such as training your dog to sit or training your partner to clean the house. * Describe your selected scenario and prepare a chart in which you illustrate how you
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Operant Conditioning Paper Christina Ewing PSY/390 January 21‚ 2012 Esther Siler Colbert Operant Conditioning Paper The theory of operant conditioning was thought of by B.F. Skinner. Skinner came up with this theory based on the work of Thorndike (1905). The theory of operant conditioning states that organisms learn to act or behave in a way which obtains or gets a reward yet avoids a punishment. It is an instrumental type of conditioning. Type R conditioning is also
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The historical antecedents of operant conditioning was first coined by Burrhus Frederic Skinner who believed the best way to understand behavior is to look at the causes of human and nonhuman action and its consequences‚ which are external causes of behavior only. However‚ Skinner experiments and his concepts of operant conditioning stem from that of Edward Thorndike’s "law of effect" and operant conditioning added a new term to "law of effect" called reinforcements. There are several types of reinforcement’s
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Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a potent stimulus obtains the ability to evoke an innate response that was originally elicited by a neutral stimulus. In classical conditioning‚ a UR is an event that occurs naturally in response to some stimuli. On the other hand‚ a UR is the stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without learning. A CS in classical conditioning is an originally neutral stimulus that‚ through learning‚ comes to be associated with some unlearned
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To better understand the idea of operant conditioning and how it works‚ I have designed a procedure to conduct in order to change the behavior and action of the two dogs that I own. Currently‚ I have two chihuahuas living in my household. Sugar‚ the eldest‚ is eight years old. Her personality is not similar to many dogs as she is introverted and does not bother to associate with humans very often. The youngest‚ Monkey‚ is only six years old and is polar opposite to her elder sister. She is completely
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Classical Conditioning My Experience with Classical Conditioning Though it may be difficult to believe‚ I had never tasted a sip of alcohol until my freshman year of college. A combination of dedication to my sport‚ track and field‚ fear of my father¡¦s reprisal‚ and dreams of getting a scholarship kept me from indulging in the normal temptations that teenagers succumb to during my high school years. But being on my own in college and having secured a scholarship‚ allowed me to give way to
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MORGANTOWN‚ W.Va.--Strength and conditioning is an aspect of sports‚ especially football‚ that people often overlook. If teams aren’t properly conditioned it could spell trouble when the pads come one. That is what the West Virginia University football team is focused on this summer. For the Mountaineers’ speedy style of play conditioning is detrimental when it comes game time. "We’re a fast paced offense‚" senior wide receiver Shelton Gibson said. "We go and we go and we go. The better we can
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Operant conditioning as proposed by Skinner (1954) is a science of behavior based on the premise that an individual will mostly learn when he experienced changes in his environment (cited in Jablonsky & Devries‚ 1972). In 1911‚ Thorndike had proposed the law of effect which became the basis for Skinner’s operant conditioning theory. The law of effect‚ implied that “a behavior producing a favorable or satisfying outcome is more likely to reoccur‚ while a behavior producing an unfavorable or discomforting
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ssical condir=tioningu03d1 Classical Conditioning and Ethics What can classical conditioning theory teach us about both developing and alleviating fears and phobias? Our textbook describes phobia as being "an excessive and intense fear‚ usually of a specific object or situation‚..." (Terry‚ pg.77‚ 2009). The classical conditioning theory teaches us several different aspects about phobias; including how phobias develop and how to treat phobias‚ thus‚ alleviating fears altogether. Many behaviorists
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