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Operant Conditioning

Operant Conditioning. First Hour – How is behaviour shaped by operant conditioning?. Paradigms of Operant Conditioning. Edward Thorndike. The Law of Effect. B.F. Skinner. The Skinner Box. Shaping. Schedules of Reinforcement.

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Operant Conditioning

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  1. Operant Conditioning First Hour – How is behaviour shaped by operant conditioning? Paradigms of Operant Conditioning Edward Thorndike • The Law of Effect B.F. Skinner • The Skinner Box Shaping Schedules of Reinforcement

  2. Operant conditioning occurs as a result of stimuli that either strengthen (through reinforcement) or weaken through punishment) the likelihood of a behavioural response.

  3. Classical Conditioning Terminology: Conditioned stimulus Conditioned response CS CR US UR Unconditioned stimulus Unconditioned response

  4. Operant Conditioning Terminology: SD: RSRf Reinforcing stimulus (reinforcer) Discriminative stimulus response

  5. Thorndike’s Puzzle Box

  6. The Law of Effect Of several responses made to the same situation those which are accompanied or closely followed by satisfaction to the animal will…be more firmly connected with the situation, so that, when it recurs, they will be more likely to recur; Those which are accompanied or closely followed by discomfort to the animal will…have their connections to the situation weakened, so that, when it recurs, they will be less likely to occur. The greater the satisfaction or discomfort, the greater the strengthening or weakening of the bond."

  7. Shaping: The first stage in operant conditioning • Reinforcing behaviours that are progressively • closer to the target behaviour.

  8. Schedules of Reinforcement Timelines that specify how often a reward (or punishment) will be presented after the target behaviour Fixed ratio schedule Fixed interval schedule Variable ratio schedule Variable interval schedule

  9. Sample Cumulative Records of Responses: etc. reinforcer etc. “scallop” etc. etc. “step function” VR10 Cumulative Responses VI 1min FI 1min. FR 5 Time

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