GROWTH DEVELOPMENT CHILD
OPERANT CONDITIONING
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Question
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Positive Reinforcement
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Negative Reinforcement
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Positive Punishment
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Negative Punishment
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Detailed explanation-1: -In Operant Conditioning Theory, there are essentially four quadrants: Positive Reinforcement, Positive Punishment, Negative Reinforcement, and Negative Punishment.
Detailed explanation-2: -In an experiment known as the “Skinner box, ” Skinner placed a rat in a box with a lever that released food into the box. After the rat accidentally hit the lever enough times, it ultimately learned that its behavior (pulling the lever) led to a specific consequence (receiving food).
Detailed explanation-3: -There are four types of positive reinforcers: natural, tangible, social, and token. Positive reinforcement can be delivered in experiments as part of a partial fixed schedule.
Detailed explanation-4: -Examples of operant conditioning in the classroom include providing stickers for good behavior, loss of playtime through bad behavior, and providing positive and negative grades on tests based on test results.