Skinnner Flashcards
Operant Conditioning
study of the ways in which behavior is acquired, maintained, or modified by its reinforcing or punishing consequences
Operant Behaviors
TBD
Positive/negative Reinforcements
Positive- presentation of a positive reinforcer following a response
Negative- removal of an aversive stimulus following a response
Primary/secondary Reinforcements
primary-
secondary-
Positive Punishments
presentation of an aversive stimulus following a response
Negative Punishments
removal of a positive reinforcer following a response
Primary/secondary Punishments
primary
secondary
Self-control Processes
x
Extinction
x
Types of Reinforcement (Continuous/Intermittent)
x
Scientific Behaviorism
x
Mentalism
x
Shaping
xx
Free Will or Determinism
x
Questions about human nature
x