Module 27 Notes Operant Conditioning Operant Conditioning A type
Module 27 Notes Operant Conditioning Operant Conditioning A type

...  Type of learning in which behavior is strengthened if followed by a reinforce or diminished if followed by a punisher.  The likelihood of a behavior’s occurrence is linked to the response (consequence) that behavior receives o Rewards and Punishments (Behavior that operates on the environment to ...

Behavior analysis of child development

The behavioral analysis of child development originates from John B. Watson's behaviorism. Watson studied child development, looking specifically at development through conditioning (see Little Albert experiment). He helped bring a natural science perspective to child psychology by introducing objective research methods based on observable and measurable behavior. B.F. Skinner then further extended this model to cover operant conditioning and verbal behavior. Skinner was then able to focus these research methods on feelings and how those emotions can be shaped by a subject’s interaction with the environment. Sidney Bijou (1955) was the first to use this methodological approach extensively with children.