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Operant Conditioning
Through operant conditioning the environment builds the basic repertoire with which we keep our balance, walk, play games, handle instruments and tools, talk, write, sail a boat, drive a car, or fly a plane.
B. F. Skinner (1953)
Operant conditioning refers to change in the occurrence of a behavior when the behavior is correlated with a particular consequence. If the consequence is desirable, then the behavior becomes more likely. If the consequence is aversive, then the behavior becomes less likely. Operant conditioning is a form of learning that occurs as a result of the consequences that follow responses.
This type of learning plays a prominent role in educational settings in which teachers, parents, psychologists, and other school personnel have responsibility for teaching or ...
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