Operant conditioning Flashcards
1
Q
What is operant conditioning?
A
Learning through punishment or reinforcement
2
Q
What is positive punishment?
A
Adding an unpleasant consequence to unwanted behaviour
(slapping,getting hurt receiving something) influences behaviour by adding something unpleasant.
3
Q
What negative punishment?
A
Taking away something (getting grounded losing free time)
4
Q
What is positive reinforcement?
A
A satisfying or pleasant consequence (praise, or something that ensures a behaviour is repeated)
5
Q
What is negative reinforcement?
A
An annoying or unpleasant consequence that you remove (snooze alarm going off, press it to return to peaceful state)
