CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -While classical conditioning is training dogs to salivate to the sound of a metronome, operant conditioning is training them to sit by giving them a treat when they do. B.F. Skinner proposed the theory of operant conditioning, and he used a simple experiment with a rat to develop the theory.

Detailed explanation-2: -Extinction (Operant): The child might be throwing a temper tantrum because that behavior is being reinforced. Extinction could be used to stop the temper tantrum by removing the reinforcement. Without the reinforcement, eventually the behavior should decrease.

Detailed explanation-3: -Pavlov’s Dogs The most famous example of classical conditioning was Ivan Pavlov’s experiment with dogs, who salivated in response to a bell tone. Pavlov showed that when a bell was sounded each time the dog was fed, the dog learned to associate the sound with the presentation of the food.

Detailed explanation-4: -Positive reinforcement is a process that strengthens the likelihood of a particular response by adding a stimulus after the behavior is performed. Negative reinforcement also strengthens the likelihood of a particular response, but by removing an undesirable consequence.