Thomas Spadafora Psy 121 11/02/12 The Application Of Operant Conditioning Techniques In A Secondary Classroom Background A plethora of Studies have reported the effectiveness of operant conditioning techniques in altering the behavior of children in a number of different situations. There has been many studies in which teacher-supplied consequences have had effects on preschool and elementary school children in a regular classroom‚ but almost none in the secondary schooling classrooms
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Classical Conditioning vs. Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Jonathan Grunden Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Jonathan Grunden Diane Owsley Psychology 110 September 23‚ 2015 Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning vs. Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Throughout psychology there have been many methods to explain the development of how people act and respond to different things. The two methods that I find most interesting are the Learning Principles of Pavlov’s Classical Conditioning and Skinner’s
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In this situation‚ it is easiest to assume that Michael’s son is about middle school age. This is around the time (in the American school system) that grades began to have more meaning and a significant impact on someone’s life and future. In order to teach Michael’s son the positive benefits of completing assignments on time‚ it is best for him to use operant conditioning‚ which is a learning method in which rewards/punishments are used. In this particular situation punishments would not be effective
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Classical conditioning is a type of learning in which a potent stimulus obtains the ability to evoke an innate response that was originally elicited by a neutral stimulus. In classical conditioning‚ a UR is an event that occurs naturally in response to some stimuli. On the other hand‚ a UR is the stimulus that naturally and automatically triggers a response without learning. A CS in classical conditioning is an originally neutral stimulus that‚ through learning‚ comes to be associated with some unlearned
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people are conditioned from a young age to adhere to the standards set by the world state. Skinners theory of operant conditioning is seen at play when children are given treats upon discovering the death of a peer; by being rewarded—or‚ positively reinforced—at the sight of death‚ they begin to associate death with something positive‚ and on the whole view death as a good thing. Operant conditioning is also seen being used to dissuade children from certain things‚ such as when Delta class children
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Can classical and operant conditioning account for the development of phobias? Classical conditioning involves pairing an unconditioned stimulus with a conditioned stimulus. The conditioned stimulus then produces a conditioned response. Operant conditioning then refers to associations between the response and the outcome. The following essay will examine evidence supporting classical and operant conditioning as a cause of phobias. Other theories‚ such as biological and evolutionary‚ will also
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The response conditioning theory suggests that if a neutral stimulus is followed closely in time by an unconditioned stimulus that elicits an unconditioned response‚ then the previous neutral stimulus will also tend to elicit that response in the future (with respect to that specific response). This project demonstrates this theory of response conditioning. The MC worked as the unconditioned stimulus (US) and the lemon water as the
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2012 Applying Operant Conditioning To Ones life Operant Conditioning can easily be applied to our everyday lives. “It is a type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforcer or diminished if followed by a punisher.” (Myers 236) When we observe our environment and the people with-in it‚ we will be able to understand and comprehend actions duly. We are also able to discern the consequences of our actions. An everyday situation which operant conditioning can be used in
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Changing Habits Step 1: Presenting the participant: The participant I chose is my youngest sister: Liliane. Liliane just turned 15 this month. She is in the 9th grade‚ a very special school year‚ since‚ at the end‚ she has to present the official Lebanese exam. We‚ her family‚ believe that we must not get worried about the exam‚ since she’s intelligent‚ one of the best students in her class‚ with a really high average. She is usually an active girl‚ very sociable‚ with a wide network of friends
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and Addictions as Related to Classical and Operant Conditioning Learning can take place through a variety of methods; two of these methods are classical and operant. Classical and operant conditioning can contribute to a student’s success or failure; in addition‚ phobias and addictions can develop. “Learning is any enduring change in the way an organism responds based on its experience.” (Kowalski & Westen‚ 2011‚ p. 164). Classical conditioning has been shown to aid in the development and
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