Unit 3.2.1 Operant conditioning

Question 1

Operant conditioning

Answer 1

• Learning process
• The consequences of a particular voluntary behaviour
• Determine the likelihood of that behaviour being repeated
• Active learner, conscious

Question 2

Three-phase model of operant conditioning (ABC)

Answer 2

1. Antecedent
2. Behaviour
3. Consequence

Question 3

Antecedent

Answer 3

• Environmental stimulus
• Triggers an action/response
• The situation that makes the learner decide on their behaviour

Question 4

Behaviour

Answer 4

• The voluntary response
• Occurs when the stimulus is present
• Action the learner undertakes in response to the antecedent

Question 5

Consequence

Answer 5

• What happens after the behaviour
• That makes it more/less likely to occur again
• Positive = applied/given
• Negative = taken away

Question 6

Types of consequence

Answer 6

Reinforcement
- Positive reinforcement
- Negative reinforcement
Punishment
- Positive punishment
- Negative punishment

Question 7

Reinforcement

Answer 7

• When a stimulus from the enviro
• Increases the likelihood of a response/behaviour being repeated in the future

Question 8

Positive reinforcement

Answer 8

• When a behaviour is followed by adding a desirable stimulus
• Increasing the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again

Question 9

Negative reinforcement

Answer 9

• When a behaviour is followed by the removal of an undesirable stimulus
• Increasing the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again

Question 10

Punishment

Answer 10

• When a stimulus from the enviro
• Decreases the likelihood of a behaviour occurring again

Question 11

Positive punishment

Answer 11

• When a behaviour is followed by adding an undesirable stimulus
• Decreasing the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again

Question 12

Negative punishment

Answer 12

• When a behaviour is followed by the removal of a desirable stimulus
• Decreasing the likelihood of the behaviour occurring again