Skinner’s Operant Conditioning Rewards & Punishments

The video explains operant conditioning, a method to modify behavior using reinforcement and punishment. It covers the concepts of positive and negative reinforcement and punishment, extinction, and the historical contributions of Edward L. Thorndike and BF Skinner. Skinner's experiments with the Skinner box and the ABCs of behavior are discussed, along with his views on behaviorism and its applications. The video concludes with a classroom exercise to demonstrate positive reinforcement.

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