Use this activity to aid you build your familiarity through and capability to identify necessary terms and concepts pertained to Operant Conditioning.
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B.F. SkinnerThe Amerideserve to Behaviorist responsible for the advance of the operant conditioning |
Operant Conditioning | Learning that occurs when a behavior is strengthened or diminished based upon reinforcement used |
Operant behavior | A habits that creates a solution from the environment |
Respondent behavior | An automatic response to a stimulus |
Law of Effect | The concepts that actions that are followed by a favorable consequence will certainly be repeated; adhered to by a negative consequence will certainly diminish |
Skinner Box (Operant Chamber) | A recording tool offered in animal research on operant conditioning |
Shaping | The usage of reinforcers to slowly overview habits to a desired end |
Reinforcement | Any event that strengthens, or rises the frequency of, a preceding response (behavior) |
Hopeful Reinforcement | The presentation of favorable or pleasureable stimulus |
Negative Reinforcemnt | The removal of an aversive stimulus (punishment) |
Punishment | An event that decreases the habits that it follows |
Primary Reinforcers | A reinforcer that satisfies a organic need (perform not have to be learned) |
Conditioned (Secondary) Reinforcers | Learned reinforcers, they work-related because they are through major reinforcers. |
Continuous Reinforcement | Reinforcing the desired response eincredibly time it occurs |
Partial Reinforcement | Reinforcing something only component of the time |
Fixed-Ratio Schedule of Reinforcement | Reinforcement that comes only after a collection number of responses have actually occurred |
Variable Ration Schedule of Reinforcement | Reinforcement that comes after an unpredictable number of responses |
Fixed Interval Schedule of Reinforcement | Reinforcement that comes after a collection time period |
Variable Interval Schedule of Reinforcement | Reinforcement that comes after an unpredictable period of time |
Intrinsic Motivation | A desire to perdevelop a behavior for its very own sake |
Extrinsic Motivation | A desire to perform a actions as a result of promised rewards or danger of punishment |
Latent Learning | Learning that occurs however is not noticeable till tbelow is an inspiration to show it |
Cognitive Map | A psychological representation of the layout of one's setting. |