Desсrіption: ″Classical and operant conditioning are both known as associative learning. As the name implies, they occur when an organism makes a connection, or association, between two events. During classical conditioning, an association is made between two stimuli, whereas in operant conditioning the association is made between a response and its consequences. operant conditioning is based on what happens after we voluntarily perform a behavior (McSweeney & Murphy, 2017; Pear, 2016). We do something and learn from the consequences. If a behavior is followed by reinforcement, it increases. If it′s followed by punishment, it decreases. The key point to remember is that consequences are the heart of operant conditioning″ (Huffman, Dowdell, & Sanderson, 2018, p. 195). Instructions: Step 1: Respond to the following prompt: You observe a parent yelling “No!” to a child who is screaming for candy in a supermarket. Given what you′ve learned about operant conditioning, can you predict how both the parent and the child will respond in similar future situations? What would be a better alternative to yelling ″No!″? Identify the type of reinforcement(s) you would use to shape both the child′s and parent′s responses to create a better outcome.
