operant conditioning

Question 1

what is positive reinforcement

Answer 1

receiving an award when a certain behaviour is performed so the behaviour is likely to be repeated

Question 2

what is negative reinforcement

Answer 2

occurs when an animal or human avoids something unpleasant. doing a certain behaviour stops an adverse consequence and the behaviour is more likely to be repeated

Question 3

what is punishment

Answer 3

an unpleasant consequence of a behaviour decreasing the likelihood of it being repeated

Question 4

how did skinner test operant conditioning

Answer 4

skinner box with a rat in it

Question 5

skinner box - positive reinforcement

Answer 5

when the rat activated the lever it received a food pellet so this behaviour kept being repeated

Question 6

skinner box - negative reinforcement

Answer 6

the rats would receive an electric shock and discovered if they pressed the lever the shock would stop so this behaviour would be repeated