Operant conditioning

Question 1

operant conditioning

Answer 1

learning through the consequences of our actions.

Reinforcement

Question 2

who made it

Answer 2

Skinner

Question 3

Positive reinforcement

Answer 3

when a behaviour is followed by a desirable consequence (reward) and is more likely to be
repeated;

Question 4

Negative reinforcement

Answer 4

when a behaviour is followed by the removal of an adverse consequence and is more likely to be
repeated

Question 5

Punishment

Answer 5

when a behaviour is followed by an unpleasant consequence and is less likely to be repeated.

Question 6

Skinners box

Answer 6

Skinner created the Skinner box to examine operant conditioning in rats and pigeons. The animal would move around the cage, and when it pressed the lever (by accident), it would be rewarded with a food pellet.

The animal would learn, through positive reinforcement, that each time it pressed the lever, it would be rewarded with food. It, therefore, learnt a new voluntary behaviour which is repeated to receive the reward again.