Operant Conditioning

Behaviorism: Emphasizes the study of observable behaviors and events and the predictable role of environment in causing behavior
Type of learning in which a person repeats a behavior that has been reinforced or ceases a behavior that has punished.

Operant Conditioning
Reinforcement: stimulus followed by behavior that increases the probability the behavior will be repeated. – Positive – Negative
Punishment: stimulus followed by behavior which decreases the probability that the behavior will be repeated. – Positive : Introducing an aversive event – Negative: Withdrawing a positive event