Evaluation for KC2 Flashcards
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Research
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Operant conditioning has recently been supported by human studies looking at brain activity and brain structures (Chase 2015). It is also supported by numerous animal studies.
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Applications
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Operant conditioning has applications in a number of settings such as schools, prisons etc. In schools they have been used to develop reward systems.
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Weaknesses
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Operant conditioning explains why we repeat behaviours but does not explain why we carry out the behaviour in the first place, this means the theory is incomplete.