PSYC 2044 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: B. F. Skinner, Operant Conditioning Chamber, Edward Thorndike
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Edward tho rnd ike - used sys temat i c i nves t i ga t i on t o examine behav io r. Sk inne r box : add aver s i ve s t imu lus to puzz le box. Operan t cond i t i on ing: Type o f l ea rn ing i n wh ich f u tu re p robab i l i t y o f t he behav io r i s a f fec ted by consequences. Response ope ra tes on env i ronmen t t o p roduce consequence. Operan t cond i t i on ing p rocess. 1- d i sc r im ina t i ve s t imu lus occu rs be fo re behav io r and s igna l s consequence. 2- response tha t p roduces ce r ta in consequence.
