Transcript Operant Conditioning

OPERANT
CONDITIONING
B F SKINNER
Operant Conditioning
Conditioning that results in the
individuals’ actions & the consequences
they cause
REINFORCEMENT
Something that follows a response
& strengthens the tendency to
repeat the response
PRIMARY REINFORCEMENT
Something necessary for
psychological or physical survival
that is used as a reward.
Examples:
SECONDARY
REINFORCEMENT
Anything that comes to represent a
primary reinforcer.
Examples:
POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT
Strengthening the tendency to
repeat a response by following it
with the addition of something
pleasant.
Examples:
NEGATIVE REINFORCEMENT
Strengthening a response by
following it with the removal of
something unpleasant
Examples:
PUNISHMENT
Weakening a response by following
it with an unpleasant consequence
Examples:
SHAPING
The process of gradually refining a
response by reinforcing close
approximations of it.
IMMEDIACY OF
REINFORCEMENT
The reinforcement must occur
without delay or risk loss of repeat
behavior.