OPERANT CONDITIONING THEORY (SKINNER)
REINFORCEMENT
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
add appetitive following correct behaviour
increase behaviour
ESCAPE
remove noxious stimuli following correct behaviour
ACTIVE AVOIDANCE
behaviour avoids noxious stimuli
PUNISHMENTS
POSITIVE
NEGATIVE
add noxious stimuli following behaviour
add appetitive stimuli following behaviour
(e.g. spanking a child for cursing)
(e.g. sending a child to his room for cursing)
decrease behaviour
(e.g. giving a treat when a dog sits)
(e.g. turning off the alarm by hitting snooze)
(e.g. studying to avoid bad grades)
also known as instrumental learning, is a learning method whereby a certain behaviour will result to a reward(reinforcement) or punishment