Operant Conditioning

Psychology, operant conditioning and the theorists involved. How operant conditioning could be used to increase public transportation.

Associative learning and the difference between classical conditioning/operant conditioning. How phobias can develop from classical conditioning. How addictions can develop from operant conditioning. Extinction psychological terms.

Behaviorism is a theory that directly relates to the behaviors an individual exhibits. Two major theories can be applied toward behaviorism; Skinner's operant conditioning and Bandura's social cognitive theory.

This article contrasts some differences between operant and classical conditioning. It also goes into detail about operant conditioning and how we use it on daily basis.

Operant conditioning is a theory the early behaviorist B.J. Skinner developed. Operant conditioning is also known as instrumental conditioning.

There is no book that teaches someone how to be a good parent.Operant conditioning is one thing that has helped my family with the dreaded discipline and i'm positive that it will help yours also.

A look at how Skinner's theory can be applied in the classroom.

Both positive and negative reinforcements are equally effective in causing a behavior to occur although the process is different.

This essay gives an insight into the world of Classical and Operant Conditioning. From Pavlov to Positive Punishment, this is short and sweet guide to an important aspect of psychology.

An indepth look at classical conditioning, operant conditioning, and observational learning

Thorndike investigated learning in animals by using cats. A hungry cat was confined in a puzzle box with food visible on the outside. He presented it a problem, which required the cat to manipulate some devices, which would open the gate of the puzzle box.

This article covers some basic training philosophy and canine behavior as well as guiding the reader through the training of simple and complex tricks.

Academic explanation of operant or instrumental conditioning through B.F.Skinner's work.

Having trouble getting your child to clean up his/her room? Here you will find several solutions through the behaviorist approach of reward and punishment.

Taking the eclectic theoretical orientation approach when delving into human growth and development may be helpful, rather than following one specific theory. Each theory has it's strong points, but also has weak points.

Ivan Pavlov was a Russian physiologist who discovered and documented the psychological phenomenon called the "conditioned response". His experiments with salivating dogs are now widely used to train everything from house pets to the animals at sea world.

What would you do if confronted by a bad guy? How would you respond? Freeze up? Run? Fight?

Classical conditioning, extinction, operant conditioning, insight learning, and latent learning

Joseph LeDoux and his team of scientists at New York University, claim to be able to erase a single memory.

Something as simple as this can kill your hamster.