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OPERANT CONDITIONING
Operant Conditioning: learning in which a certain behavior is reinforced or punished, resulting in
corresponding increases or decreases in the occurrence of that behavior.
Reinforcement: stimulus or event that follows a behavior and increases the likelihood that the response will be
repeated.
Punishment: stimulus or event that follows a behavior that decreases the likelihood of it being repeated.
RATIO
INTERVAL
Fixed Ratio: reinforcement
Fixed Interval:
Fixed
after a fixed number of
reinforcement of first
Schedules responses
response after a fixed

Variable
Schedules
Variable Ratio:
reinforcement after varying
number of responses

Playing a slot
machine
Things You Need to Know!
Edward Thorndike (Law of Effect)--
Operant Chamber—
Shaping—
Primary Reinforcers—
Secondary Reinforcers—
Intrinsic Motivation—
Extrinsic Motivation—
Cognitive Map—
Latent Learning—
B.F. Skinner—
Being paid for
every 10 pizzas
made
amount of time

Picking up your
paycheck every 2
weeks
Variable Interval:
reinforcement of first
response after a fixed
amount of time

Dialing a friend
on the phone and
getting a busy
signal