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Operant conditioning (view source)
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Some operants can be placed in multiple categories. For example, in addition to positive punishment, requiring a student to stay after class to write an essay may also serve as negative punishment by removing the opportunity for the student to spend time with friends.
Some operants can be placed in multiple categories. For example, in addition to positive punishment, requiring a student to stay after class to write an essay may also serve as negative punishment by removing the opportunity for the student to spend time with friends.
The term was coined by psychologist B F Skinner in his 1938 book "The Beahavior of Organisms: an Experimental Analysis". His 1948 paper, "Superstition in the Pigeon", is a favourite of atheists because Skinner claims to have used positive reinforcement to teach pigeons how to follow meaningless rituals in expectation of reward.
[[category:Psychology]]
[[category:Psychology]]