Behaviorism

Operant conditioning

• Punishment or reward is given to negatively or positively impact actions

• A neutral thing causes a reaction from training

A rat gets cheese for doing something well/shocked for doing something bad

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

Pavlov’s dog

• Operant conditioning

• Classical conditioning

Classroom classical conditioning

• Quiet signal

• Getting a good job sticker

How can classical conditioning negatively impact a classroom?

Answer explanation

A correct answer would say something like getting scolded in class and becoming embarrassed can make the class as a whole feel embarrassing or uncomfortable in the future. Having negative feelings in a class because of a single incident can condition the child to walk on eggshells even long after the event.