LEARNING
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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any event that strengthens the behavior it follows
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a type of learning that decreases the end result
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a sudden realization of a problems solution
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the process of observing and imitating a behavior
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Detailed explanation-1: -In behavioral psychology, reinforcement is a consequence applied that will strengthen an organism’s future behavior whenever that behavior is preceded by a specific antecedent stimulus.
Detailed explanation-2: -Reinforcement means you are increasing a behavior, and punishment means you are decreasing a behavior. Reinforcement can be positive or negative, and punishment can also be positive or negative. All reinforcers (positive or negative) increase the likelihood of a behavioral response.
Detailed explanation-3: -: the action of strengthening or encouraging something : the state of being reinforced. : something that strengthens or encourages something: such as. : an addition of troops, supplies, etc., that augments the strength of an army or other military force. usually plural.
Detailed explanation-4: -There are four types of reinforcement: positive, negative, punishment, and extinction.
Detailed explanation-5: -A behavior that is strengthened through the process of reinforcement is called an operant behavior. The operant behavior of the rat pressing the lever was reinforced in Skinner’s experiments.