Operant conditioning
Also known as: GO:0035106 · instrumental conditioning · Reinforcement learning
- 1Also referred to as instrumental conditioning.
- 2Modifies voluntary behaviors through association with consequences.
- 3Uses reinforcement to increase the frequency of a behavior.
- 4Uses punishment or extinction to decrease the frequency of a behavior.
Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process in which voluntary behaviors are modified by association with the addition of reward or aversive stimuli.
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methodology used in his worm training experiments
McConnell utilized classical and operant conditioning techniques to train planarians to respond to light and electric shocks.
Operant conditioning, also known as instrumental conditioning, is a fundamental learning process that modifies voluntary behavior through association. It relies on the relationship between an action and its subsequent consequences, which determine the likelihood of the behavior being repeated.
Beloningsstickers.Wikimedia Commons; Onderwijsgek; Own work; CC BY-SA 3.0 nl; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Operant conditioningInitially, the cat’s responses were largely instinctual, but over time, the pressing lever response was strengthened while the others were weakenedWikimedia Commons; Randy Flanagan; http://psyc.queensu.ca/~flanagan/PSYC100/lecture5/lecture5.html; Public domain; Wikimedia Commons: Category:Operant conditioningThis is the hierarchy of operant conditioning.Wikimedia Commons; Curtis Neveu; I used Adobe illustrator; CC BY-SA 3.0; Wikimedia Commons; Wikidata P18 (image) In this process, behaviors are influenced by the addition of reward or aversive stimuli. The frequency or duration of a specific action can be increased through reinforcement or decreased through punishment and extinction. This mechanism serves as a primary method for behavioral modification in both human and animal studies.