Classical vs. Operant Conditioning

Match the Classical Conditioning term to its definition

• A natural stimuli that creates a natural response

• Unconditioned Stimulus

• Natural (untrained) response to a natural stimulus

• Classical Conditioning

• 2 or more stimuli linked to create a behavior

• Conditioned Response

• Response to a conditioned stimulus

• Unconditioned Response

• Stimulus that triggers a trained response

• Conditioned Stimulus

Match the Operant Conditioning term to its definition

• Something subtracted to make a behavior decrease

• Positive Punishment

• Something added to make a behavior increase

• Operant Conditioning

• Something subtracted to make a behavior increase

• Negative Punishment

• Learning by Reinforcement or Punishment

• Negative Reinforcement

• Something added to make a behavior decrease

• Positive Reinforcment

Roberto is a burn victim. His house caught on fire when he was a kid. Now, every time he sees a bonfire, he starts to cry. A typical human reaction ​ to a bonfire is to sit by it. Fill in the blanks below (unconditioned stimulus, unconditioned response, conditioned stimulus, conditioned response)

Typical person sees a fire​ (a)  

Typical person sits by the fire ​ (b)   ​

Roberto sees a fire ​ (c)  

Roberto cries ​ (d)  

• unconditioned stimulus
• unconditioned response
• conditioned stimulus
• conditioned response

______________ is adding something to get a behavior to increase

• Positive reinforcement

• Negative Reinforcement

• Positive Punishment

• Negative Punishment

What is an example of negative punishment?

• Your mom takes away your phone so you work harder in school

• Your coach takes playing time so you stop playing selfishly

• A third grade teacher takes away afternoon movies because the class is too loud

• All are negative punishment

What is an example of positive punishment

• Your coach makes you run extra sprints because you kept messing up a drill

• Your teacher takes away your Ipad because you were using it inappropriately

• Your mom takes your sisters toys because she won't share with her cousin

• All of these are examples of positive punishment