THE ABC OF OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question 1

Antecedent

Answer 1

In operant conditioning any stimulus that triggers an action.

Question 2

Behaviour

Answer 2

The observable actions by which an organism adjusts to its environment.

Question 3

Consequence

Answer 3

• In operant conditioning any stimulus that makes the behaviour more likely to occur in the future if it is pleasant, and less likely to occur in the future if it is unpleasant.