B. F. Skinner is commonly the first person that is thought of when operant conditioning is the subject being spoke on. The reason behind this is that Skinner was the psychologist that developed the beginning theory behind this behavior. It was his experimentation with animals that lead him to the workings of operant conditioning. With the conclusions that were drawn from these experiments he was then able to relate the findings toward human behavior and became attracted to the education of humans very early (Olson & Hergenhahn, 2009).
The base of the theory behind a behaviorist point of view is that genetics do not decide all behaviors. E. L. Thorndike used the term instrumental conditioning and Skinner followed the same thinking but coin the phrase operant conditioning. No matter which term is used both men theorized that humans and animals were able to have albeit gradually or simply complicated behavior.
With regards to respondent behavior an individual creates an action within the environment passively. Speaking on operant conditioning an individual creates an action due to a pleasing result that was linked to the behavior in their past or the exact opposite that the behavior was being evaded due to an unpleasant outcome. With this form of thinking, an individual gains knowledge from linking an action to its consequence. Contingency is basically the connection between the action and the consequence, which can very likely affirm an individual's behavior later in life (Alloy, Riskind & Manos, 2005).
[...] With my daughter adding stimuli such as praise would add to give her the confidence that she can make the decision thus altering the behavior. Now if positive and negative reinforcement do not seem work there is the opportunity to also utilize punishment. I would seize privileges equally from them in order to shape their behavior (Martinez, 2010). References Alloy, B. L., Riskind, J. H., & Manos, M. J. (2005). Abnormal Psychology: Current Perspectives. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. Martinez, M. E. (2010). Learning and Cognition: The Design of the Mind. [...]
[...] Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc . Olson, H. M., & Hergenhahn, B. R. (209`). An Introduction to Theories of Learning (8th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc . Schunk, B. H. (2008). Learning Theories (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Education Inc. [...]
[...] Operant conditioning Operant Conditioning B. F. Skinner is commonly the first person that is thought of when operant conditioning is the subject being spoke on. The reason behind this is that Skinner was the psychologist that developed the beginning theory behind this behavior. It was his experimentation with animals that lead him to the workings of operant conditioning. With the conclusions that were drawn from these experiments he was then able to relate the findings toward human behavior and became attracted to the education of humans very early (Olson & Hergenhahn, 2009). [...]
[...] Operant conditioning is easily seen between parents and children. My son is four and my daughter is seven. The characteristics between them are very different. Negative reinforcement works great with my son yet does not have a positive effect with my daughter. My son is great with his homework and daily chores. If I felt an abrupt alteration from this negative reinforcement would be applied in order to vary the behavior. My daughter is not on time for most activities because she struggles to make her own decisions. [...]
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