Classical conditioning involves pairing one stimulus with a previously neutral stimulus, which causes a change in response to a neutral stimulus.

Classical Conditioning

B. F. Skinner's theory of operant conditioning, which expands on Edward Thorndike's law of effect, posits that voluntary behaviors are learned through their consequences. Skinner's research, often involving rats and pigeons in operant conditioning chambers, focused on how reinforcement and punishment alter the probability of a behavior's recurrence. Beyond his laboratory work, Skinner was a strong advocate for applying operant conditioning principles in educational settings to shape students' behavior and improve learning outcomes.

Skinner's Operant Conditioning

- Classical conditioning
- Operant conditioning

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A behavioral process where a response becomes more frequent/predictable in response to reinforcement

Conditioning

Focuses of Behaviorism

Goldstein, E. B. (2014). Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience. Nelson Education.


Cognitive psychology: Connecting mind, research and everyday experience

Types of conditioning

As something is exploring (experiencing) an area, it is developing an understanding of the space for later - a cognitive map. Originating from Tolman, at the time of its inception, it was outside of mainstream behaviorism

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