conditioning

Question 1

what would you do to increase desired behaviours in operant conditioning?

Answer 1

positively reinforce desired behaviours.

Question 2

what is operant conditioning?

Answer 2

increasing or decreasing a certain behaviour of a subject through adding a consequence. (Learning through consequence)

Question 3

what would you do to diminish certain behaviours using operant conditioning?

Answer 3

punish non desired behaviours to get rid of them.

Question 4

what is positive reinforcement?

Answer 4

adding a good stimulus to reinforce desired behaviours (e.g. saying “well done” or giving a treat to a subject after performing a desired behaviour).

Question 5

what is negative reinforcement?

Answer 5

removing a limitation or unpleasant stimulus in order to reinforce desired behaviours (e.g. removing the leash from a dog after it performs a desired behaviour).

Question 6

what is positive punishment?

Answer 6

adding an unpleasant stimulus to punish unwanted behaviour.

Question 7

what is negative punishment?

Answer 7

removing something pleasant to punish unwanted behaviour.

Question 8

what happens if manipulation (conditioning) is stopped and what is the correct term?

Answer 8

the conditioned behaviour is eventually lost, which is referred to as being “extinct” (rar).

Question 9

who popularised operant conditioning?

Answer 9

B.F. Skinner (he skins boyfriends :( ).

Question 10

how did Skinner display operant conditioning? (short answer don’t explain anything)

Answer 10

using skinner’s box.

Question 11

how did Skinner’s test work?

Answer 11

he would place a rat in an operant conditioning box.
it had a leaver, among other things.
the leaver released food when pulled.

Question 12

what were the results of Skinner’s test?

Answer 12

when the rat pulled the leaver, it created a habit of pulling the leaver for food.
the more it pulled the leaver, the more heavily conditioned it became.

Question 13

what happened when Skinner stopped releasing the food when the box was triggered?

Answer 13

the rats started to become frantic and displayed the behaviours of an addict.

Question 14

what are the ABCs of behaviour? (definition)

Answer 14

3 rules which describe how a behaviour is learned through operant conditioning.

Question 15

what does the A in the ABCs stand for?

Answer 15

A- Antecedent: an accidental action which triggers a stimulus.

Question 16

what does the B in the ABCs stand for?

Answer 16

B- Behaviour: the response to the stimuli.

Question 17

what does the C stand for in the ABCs?

Answer 17

C- Consequence: what happens due to the behaviour.