Transcript Today’s Objectives - Windsor C

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Today’s Objectives
Distinguish Operant Conditioning
from Classical Conditioning
Distinguish the work of Ivan Pavlov
from the work of E. L. Thorndike
Identify and apply the 2 types of
reinforcement
Apply “learned helplessness” to your
life
2. Operant Conditioning
• Teaches voluntary behaviors based on positive or
negative results of that behavior.
– A dog will come to you, if you reward it for
coming
– Teachers who offer pizza parties to the class w/
the best grades
– If you put money into a soda machine, you’ll get a
drink
– If you drive while drunk, you will get your license
suspended
– If you punch your teacher, you will get expelled
Big Bang Theory and OC
2. E. L. Thorndike
• The father of Operant Conditioning
–Tested cats by seeing if they could
find their way out of a box to get to
food
–Based his theory on the Law of
Effect: if an action is followed by
something you like, you’ll do it
more often
2. Two
Types of Reinforcement
• Positive
–Praise, food, rewards
• Negative
–Spanking, yelling, ASD, ISS,
OSS, etc…
2. Learned Helplessness
• Occurs when someone does not take steps
to avoid an unpleasant stimulus
–EX: A kid who is is abused for no
reason at home, will act out at school
and will not mind punishment.
• This is because they think punishment
is something they cannot control due
to their previous experiences.
• They will not make an attempt to seek
rewards or avoid punishment
Operant Conditioning and
Superstition
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How would Operant
Conditioning work as an
explanation for superstitions???
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Exit Ticket
How is OC different from CC?
Summarize Thorndike’s experiment.
Provide an example of a time each
type of reinforcement has been used
on or by you.
Diagnose someone you know with
learned helplessness. What led you
to this diagnosis?