Operant conditioning Flashcards
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Q
What is operant conditioning?
A
Operant conditioning results in a link forming between a behaviour and an event (like classical conditioning). But in the case of operant conditioning the behaviour is an act that the individual produces and the event is the consequence of that behaviour. The consequence can lead to an increase or decrease in the probability of the behaviour being repeated.
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The Skinner box?
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Skinner (1948) carried out much of his research on animals using what is known as an operant chamber
