Operant Conditioning

When is behavior determined by what precedes it?

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

When is behavior determined by anticipation of what follows it?

• Classical Conditioning

• Operant Conditioning

What is operant conditioning?

• A type of learning in which we make an association between two events by repeated exposure.

• A type of learning about the relationship between behavior and its consequences This relationship affects our future actions.

The participant in classical conditioning acts involuntarily.

• True

• False

In operant conditioning the behavior is determined by the anticipation of what precedes it.

• True

• False

Reinforcement is anything that strengthens or increases the frequency of a preceding response.

• True

• False

Negative reinforcement is the same as punishment.

• True

• False

Reinforcement tells you what to do and punishment does not.

• True

• False

If a stimulus is added it is negative.

• True

• False

If the behavior increases, then it is reinforcement.

• True

• False