Web Links

Module 15: Operant Conditioning

B. F. Skinner―A Brief Autobiography
http://www.skeptically.org/skinner/id2.html
Here is a detailed description of Skinner’s life in his own words.

B.F. Skinner Foundation
http://www.bfskinner.org/BFSkinner/Home.html
This site provides limited information on Skinner and his research.

Animal Training at SeaWorld 
http://www.seaworld.org/infobooks/Training/home.html
Here is explanation on how animals are trained using instrumental conditioning.

Basic Concepts of Instrumental Conditioning
http://brembs.net/operant/
This is a good description of the concepts of instrumental conditioning.

Operant Conditioning Tutorial
https://pantherfile.uwm.edu/johnchay/PL06/OC/OC.html
This site offers an animated version of a bird in a Skinner Box.

An Animal Trainer’s Introduction to Operant and Classical Conditioning
http://www.wagntrain.com/OC/
This is a general introduction to classical and operant conditioning emphasizing animal training.