Psychology 202 (Introduction to Psychology II) Professor: Dr. Ronald Boykin‚ Instructor Gregory McBride-Bey‚ Student # 3779800 Operant Conditioning I am experiencing an Operant Condition of learning in how to become a Rehabilitation Specialist for consumers who have mental health disabilities and Co-occurring disorders. I am tasked with developing new ways of of thinking‚ and using skills to encourage
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how we respond‚ emotionally or physically. With classic conditioning‚ we respond to our environment and it stimulates a physical response. Like‚ when a child hears an ice cream truck‚ they become very excited. If the child does not get to go to the ice cream truck‚ the response might become extinct from not being able to get ice cream when they hear the truck. Operant conditioning is different than classic conditioning because with operant‚ a consequence follows the action put forth. If a child rides
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Operant Conditioning Skinner’s operant conditioning is a type of learning in which the person’s behavior becomes either more or less probable depending on the consequences it produces. The person or the learner is able to voluntarily control the choices of behavior. A learner will respond to the environment and then they make an association of the consequence of that response. The response will then likely or not likely occur again depending on the consequence of the response. The basic principle
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Classical conditioning forms associations between stimuli and involves respondent behavior‚ or the automatic responses to a stimulus. In operant conditioning‚ organisms associate their own actions with consequences. Action followed by reinforcers increase and those followed by punishers decrease. It uses operant behavior‚ or behavior that operates on the environment to produce rewarding or punishing stimuli. Operant conditioning involves operant behavior that actively operates on the environment
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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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Introduction to Psychology September 18‚ 2012 OPERANT CONDITIONING ASSIGNMENT Operant conditioning would demonstrate learning based on a cause and effect reaction of one’s behaviors (Stangor‚ nd). For instance when a dog is told to roll over and does so as a result of a direct order; it is due to being praise for such action in the past (Stangor‚ nd). To best describe operant conditioning in my personal life; would be when I was place on adult probation for five years. I was not doing what
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Operant Conditioning Also called instrumental learning‚ operant conditioning is a kind of learning in which a person or animal modifies behavior as a result of behavioral consequences. Unlike classical conditioning (which is largely passive)‚ during operant conditioning what one does (one ’s "operation") affects outcomes. For example‚ one might earn praise through hard work‚ a child
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Operant Conditioning I don’t have a child yet but if I do‚ then this will be my procedure for that child to be in bed by 9:00 pm. First of all‚ my definition of being in bed will change with the age of the child. As my child ages‚ he or she will gain more privileges; that is if he or she can keep them. So for now my make believe child is in the age range of 10-13. My definition of being in bed for this child is that the lights are out‚ no electronics‚ no books‚ and absolutely no getting out of
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OPERANT CONDITIONING ELEMENTS -the likelihood that a behavior will occur is increased by reward (i.e.‚ REINFORCEMENT) and decreased by PUNISHMENT. PUNISHMENT - introduction of an aversive stimulus aimed at reducing the rate of an unwanted behavior. RE-INFORCEMENT - any event contingent upon the response of the organism that alters the likelihood of the response. - rewarded response are always strengthened but - punished responses do not always diminish POSITIVE RE-INFORCEMENT -any event
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Operant Conditioning Berline Jean Baptiste PSY/390 March 4‚ 2013 Esther Siler-Colbert Abstract When thinking about conditioning in general‚ one will‚ most likely‚ refer to classical‚ and operant conditioning right away. Furthermore‚ those who study psychology will associate classical conditioning with Ivan Pavlov who was a famous Russian psychologist and operant conditioning with B. F. Skinner‚ who was a very influential American psychologist. Even though both types of conditioning differ
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