AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Operant conditioning is when an association is formed between behaviors and resulting events. Giving the dog a treat for their good behavior is commonly and widely used.

Detailed explanation-2: -Example: When your dog jumps on you you knee him hard in the chest. He gets off. His behavior (jumping up) made something bad happen; something was added (your knee in his chest). As a result, your dog is more likely to think twice before jumping on you again.

Detailed explanation-3: -When we are training our dogs, we generally use a process called operant conditioning. This is when the dog’s behavior determines the consequence. For example, the dog sits when you ask and you give him a treat. The dog sitting made the treat happen.

Detailed explanation-4: -Therapists use operant conditioning to help clients change undesirable behaviors. One such example is applying this behaviorist concept to help a person control Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), a psychological condition that causes a person to repeat rituals, or tasks, over and over.