| Module Outline |
| Module 15: Operant Conditioning |
| This module details the second major type of learning, operant conditioning. The module begins by defining operant conditioning, which is based on Thorndike’s Law of Effect. |
| The various aspects of reinforcement and punishment are covered, including the types of reinforcement, reinforcement procedures, and the different schedules of reinforcement. |
| The module closes with a discussion of new advances in the study of operant conditioning. How cognition and biology play a role in operant conditioning is explained. |
| What Is Operant Conditioning? | |
| Operant conditioning | |
| Frequency | |
| Consequence | |
| The Law of Effect | |
| Edward Thorndike | |
| Law of Effect | |
| B.F. Skinner | |
| Skinner Box | |
| Reinforcement | |
| Punishment | |
| Reinforcement | |
| Positive reinforcement | |
| Negative reinforcement | |
| Immediate reinforcement | |
| Delayed reinforcement | |
| Primary reinforcement | |
| Secondary reinforcement | |
| Punishment | |
| Punishment | |
| Positive punishment | |
| Negative punishment | |
| Problems with punishment | |
| Fear and anxiety | |
| Avoidance behaviors | |
| Aggression | |
| Temporary suppression | |
| Reinforcement Procedures | |
| Shaping | |
| Discrimination | |
| Extinction | |
| Schedules of Reinforcement | |
| Continuous reinforcement | |
| Partial reinforcement schedules | |
| Intermittent | |
| Interval schedules | |
| Ratio schedules | |
| Fixed interval schedule | |
| Variable interval schedule | |
| Fixed ratio schedule | |
| Variable ratio schedule | |
| New Understandings of Operant Conditioning | |
| Latent learning | |
| Cognitive map | |
| Overjustification effect | |
| Self-regulation | |
| Biologically predisposed | |