Operant conditioning

Question 1

What did Thorndike believe?

Answer 1

Behaviour that is punished is more likely to stop and behaviour that is rewarded is more likely to be repeated

Question 2

What did Thorndike do?

Answer 2

Used kittens and a puzzle box - kittens were kept hungry so they would want to escape - could only escape if they pushed a lever - when the cat pressed the lever it would escape and get food as a reward - after a few times of doing this, the cat would eventually press the lever straight away, learning the behaviour

Question 3

What do positive and negative reinforcement produce?

Answer 3

a repeated behaviour

Question 4

What did Skinner develop?

Answer 4

operant conditioning

Question 5

What is positive reinforcement?

Answer 5

A desired behaviour is rewarded with something pleasant

Question 6

What is negative reinforcement?

Answer 6

Something unpleasant is taken away

Question 7

What do positive and negative punishment do?

Answer 7

Discourages behaviour from occurring

Question 8

What is negative punishment?

Answer 8

Removing something pleasant when a behaviour is shown

Question 9

What is positive punishment?

Answer 9

Adding something unpleasant when a behaviour is shown

Question 10

What is an application of operant conditioning?

Answer 10

Token economies in prisons