Operant Applications

Question 1

What is self-awareness and self-control?

Answer 1

Self awareness: observing oneself and being able to make meaning of one’s bx
Self control: acting in one’s best interest by controlling bx

Question 2

Operant strategies

Answer 2

-Physical Restraint: physically keeping oneself from performing action
-Distance: removing oneself from environment where bx is likely to occur
-Distraction: engaging in different bx to keep from engaging in problem bx
-Deprivation and satiation: satiate desires in one context so bx does not occur
-Informing others about goals
-Monitoring own bx: observe occurrence of desirable and undesirable bx

Question 3

Pavlovian vs Operant Conditioning: Differences

Answer 3

-Role of reflexes
-Eliciting vs emitting
-Internal-external continuum: reflexes smooth internal operations; opp external environment
-Role of reinforcers: pav no; op yes
-what is learnt: Pavlovian: respond to CS due to pairing w/ US; operant: bx pattern in response to SD or S-delta that leads to rewards or punishment

Question 4

Pavlovian vs Operant Conditioning: interactions

Answer 4

-Pavlovian as by-product of op: op produces classical con as side effect
-CERs can produce op: CS can act as reinforcers or punishments if they elicit aversive or pleasant emotions
-Operants disrupted: operants blocked by reflexes
-Reflexes disrupted: reflexes suppressed by operant learning
-Reflexes modified by operant cons: frequency and form of reflexive bx modified by rewards and punishment