Operant conditioning
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Operant conditioning is a learning process in which the likelihood of a behavior is modified by its consequences, such as rewards or punishments.
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| law of effect | 2 |
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| instanceOf |
behaviorist theory
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learning process ⓘ psychological concept ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
humans
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nonhuman animals ⓘ |
| assumes |
behaviors followed by punishment decrease in frequency
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behaviors followed by reinforcement increase in frequency ⓘ |
| basedOn | law of effect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | classical conditioning ⓘ |
| coreIdea | behavior is controlled by its consequences ⓘ |
| developedBy | B. F. Skinner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| field |
behavioral psychology
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learning theory ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
consequences of behavior
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voluntary behavior ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
consequence
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contingency ⓘ discrimination ⓘ discriminative stimulus ⓘ generalization ⓘ negative punishment ⓘ negative reinforcement ⓘ operant response ⓘ positive punishment ⓘ positive reinforcement ⓘ primary reinforcer ⓘ response ⓘ secondary reinforcer ⓘ token economy ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Edward Thorndike NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| measurementUnit | response rate ⓘ |
| modifies | likelihood of behavior ⓘ |
| oftenRepresentedBy | cumulative recorder ⓘ |
| oftenStudiedWith | Skinner box ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
instrumental conditioning
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radical behaviorism ⓘ |
| usedIn |
animal training
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applied behavior analysis ⓘ behavior modification ⓘ clinical psychology ⓘ education ⓘ organizational behavior management NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
extinction
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punishment ⓘ reinforcement ⓘ schedules of reinforcement ⓘ shaping ⓘ |
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