Operant Conditioning Paper

Components of Operant Conditioning

First Major Component of Operant Conditioning Operant conditioning is a type of learning where a behavior is controlled through varying consequences via positive and negative reinforcements and punishments (Weiten, 2017). Operant conditioning has two major sub components that are split into two further components. The first major component is based on reinforcements. Positive reinforcement involves an addition of a stimulus following a behavior that would make it more likely that the behavior will happen

OPERANT AND CLASSICAL CONDITIONING 5 again. In contrast, negative reinforcement also involves an inclusion of a stimulus following a behavior, however instead of

Her and her best friend Anna were planning a trip to go to the mall across town next weekend with Anna’s mother, however before Sophie can go she needs some spending money and permission from her own mother. When she asks her mother, she asks Sophie how much of her late work has been finished and that if she has finished her chores around the house. Sophie has been struggling in math class and has been not turning in any of her homework assignments. She responds that she has yet to finish her math homework nor has she done her chores yet. Sophie’s mother agrees on letting Sophie go with Anna, however she makes a compromise in saying that, from now on for every homework assignment that she finishes and turns in on time she would award her one dollar, and that the amount awarded would be doubled for every consecutive assignment finished and that

However, during dinner time his mother and father have a strict no phones at the table rule and Dan has followed this rule relatively well the since he’d gotten his new phone. However, on this particular day Dan’s friends had recently gotten the same phone as him and Dan was excited to share all the knowledge he knew of the phone with his friends. During dinner time Dan had repeatedly ignored his mother’s questions about how school was with nonchalant grunts in response while tapping away on his phone. As a warning, this time around, she tapped him on the shoulder and told him to put the phone away because he has been responsible with the phone these last few days, he obliges. However, only after a few minutes into dinner Dan feels his phone buzz in his pocket and he reaches into the side of his jeans and takes his phone out interrupting his conversation with his mother. His mother then swipes the phone right from his hands and Dan starts to protest at his mother’s unfair behavior. She goes to explain to her son that she had given him a warning yet he still pulled the phone out at dinner and in the middle of their conversation none the less. She goes on to clarify that she will be keeping the phone with her for the rest of the week. Dan complains, and tries to persuade his mother to give it back, but she is adamant on her decision. By the end of the week Dan’s mother gives him his phone back and explains to him