PSYC 2600H Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Contrived, Motivation, Operant Conditioning
29 Mar 2017
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Thordike- 1st study of operant conditioning- law of effects: beh. leading to a satisfying state are strengthened, & annoying state are weakened, cat in box= target beh. allows to escape box, makes fewer errors as learns. Skinners- skinner box - free operant procedure: respondent beh. (involuntary, reflexive beh. , operant beh. (voluntary, controlled by consequence, behaviorists control enviro. Operant conditioning (strengthening/weakening of a beh. by its consequence) also called instrumental learning. 3 components: a response that produces a consequence, the consequence that increases/decreases probability of the response, a discriminative stimulus that precedes the response. Operant behavior (operants) (beh. that operate on enviro. Operant response: r are a class of responses (all responses in that class capable of producing the consequence) classically conditioned beh. : elicited by stimuli vs. operant beh: emmited by the organism. Punisher: sp: can cause more difficulty with beh, has limited use b. s of potentially serious consequeces. Positive: beh. results in something being presented sp+ sr+
