Operant conditioning
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Operant conditioning, also called instrumental conditioning, is a learning process in which voluntary behaviors are modified by association with the addition of reward or aversive stimuli. The frequen
B.F. Skinner at the Harvard Psychology Department, c. 1950
Classical conditioning
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Classical conditioning is a behavioral procedure in which a biologically potent stimulus is paired with a neutral stimulus. The term classical conditioning refers to the process of an automatic, condi
Operant conditioning
…into positive and negative stimuli, which respectively involve the addition or removal of environmental stimuli. Operant conditioning differs from classical conditioning in both mechanism and outcome. While classical conditioning pairs stimuli to produce involuntary, reflexive behaviors (like salivating at food), operant…
Dog clicker training
Ivan Pavlov research on dog's reflex setup