Author Question: Briefly discuss the behaviorist idea of operant conditioning as developed by Skinner. What will ... (Read 22 times)

codyclark · **on:** Jul 31, 2018

Briefly discuss the behaviorist idea of operant conditioning as developed by Skinner.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Sharing laughter with your students helps create a healthy psychosocial environment

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

akudia · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 31, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Briefly discuss the behaviorist idea of operant conditioning as developed by Skinner.
One way that behavior emerges and is maintained is through the processes of reinforcement and punishment
(Skinner, 1969; Sulzer-Azaroff & Mayer, 1991). This is called operant conditioning. In the operant world,
reinforcement consists of the events, feelings, and thoughts that occur immediately after a behavior is
produced and cause the behavior to continue or increase.

Answer to Question 2

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