Psychology 1000 Lecture Notes - Lecture 15: Operant Conditioning Chamber, Classical Conditioning, Animal Training

• School: Western University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: Psychology 1000
• Professor: Mark Holden

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A) a response that is followed by a satisfying outcome will become more likely to occur. B) a response that is followed by an unsatisfying outcome will become less likely to occur: called this instrumental learning . The behaviour was instrumental in bringing about the outcome. B. f. skinner: expanded on the work by thorndike. Still very much in line with instrumental learning and the law of effect: coined the term operant conditioning . Learning in which the likelihood of behaviours are influenced by their consequences. Unfavourable consequences -> don"t repeat behaviour: said learning was like natural selection for behaviour. Beneficial behaviour survives and increases in frequency. Harmful behaviour gets weeded out by selection. Skinner box : lever for rats press, automated dispenser -> food pellet when rat presses lever cumulative recorder shows number/timing of lever presses (before computers) Skinner: learning is as simple as abc : antecedent. Stimuli present before behaviour (context, setting: behaviour, consequence.