Operant conditioning

Question 1

What is operant conditioning Skinner?

Answer 1

Used reinforcement, reward or punishment to increase or decrease a behaviour
An association is formed with the behaviour and the consequence of that behaviour

Question 2

Describe skinners box experiment

Answer 2

1.Placed a rat into a box
2The rat discovered a lever -food was released
3Behaviour repeated itself pressed lever immediately when it was hungry
4Conditioned was complete- pressing lever=operant response, Food=reward