AP PSYCHOLOGY

LEARNING

OPERANT CONDITIONING

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
How is operant conditioning different from classical conditioning?
A
In operant conditioning, reinforcement is paired and presented with an unconditioned stimulus
B
In operant conditioning, reinforcement is presented before the subject responds
C
In operant conditioning, reinforcement is presented only when the subject responds
D
All of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Classical conditioning involves associating an involuntary response and a stimulus, while operant conditioning is about associating a voluntary behavior and a consequence. In operant conditioning, the learner is also rewarded with incentives, 5 while classical conditioning involves no such enticements.

Detailed explanation-2: -In classical conditioning, the stimulus comes before the behavior to develop a relationship between the two. In operant conditioning, the behavior comes first and the negative or positive reinforcement comes after.

Detailed explanation-3: -In operant conditioning, positive and negative do not mean good and bad. Instead, positive means you are adding something, and negative means you are taking something away. Reinforcement means you are increasing a behavior, and punishment means you are decreasing a behavior.

Detailed explanation-4: -How does operant conditioning differ from classical conditioning? Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning because operant conditioning is learning consequences from your behaviors and classical conditioning is learned from connections between stimuli.

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