Operant+Conditioning

Definition:
A type of learning in which the consequences of behavior are manipulated so as to increase or decrease the frequency of an existing response or to shape an entirely new response. Gen Psych, Chapter 5, p. 144

Examples:
reinforcement, punishment, extinction

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In the News:
What Is Operant Conditioning? Operant conditioning is a method of learning that occurs through #|rewards and punishments for behavior. Through operant conditioning, an association is made between a behavior and a consequence for that behavior.

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