1. Explain Thorndike's puzzle-box experiment.
Thorndike put a cat in a puzzle box and observed the cat’s behavior toward escaping to get food.
2. Explain Thorndike's "Law of Effect".
2. Explain Thorndike's "Law of Effect".
The ‘Law of Effect’ states that if the response of an action has a positive response, there is a more likely chance that the action will be repeated. On the other hand, the worse the reaction is, the less likely chance there will be of repeating the action.
3. Explain Thorndike's "Law of Exercise".
3. Explain Thorndike's "Law of Exercise".
The ‘Law of Exercise’ states that something can’t be learned by watching. The action must be performed.
B.F. Skinner:
1. Explain Skinner's concept of Operant Conditioning
1. Explain Skinner's concept of Operant Conditioning
Skinner said that reinforcement and punishment change our behavioral tendencies.
2. What does reinforcement always do?
2. What does reinforcement always do?
Reinforcement always increases the behavior.
3. What does a punishment always do?
3. What does a punishment always do?
Punishment decreases the behavior.
4. Explain the difference between "positive" and "negative" as they are used in operant conditioning.
4. Explain the difference between "positive" and "negative" as they are used in operant conditioning.
Positive reinforcement means you give the person something. A positive reinforcement would be giving a kid a chocolate because he got an ‘A’. While negative takes something away. A negative reinforcement would be not allowing them to use their phone for two weeks for failing a test.
