classical vs Operant conditioning

[prsndwg]

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Hi,

I am confused on these two.. can someone explain these and the difference b/w them?

I thought classical was reward and punishment and operant was trial and error.. am I right?

 

[miedvied]

You're not exactly wrong, but you are oversimplifying to the point where 'correct' is lost.

"Classical" conditioning is about stimulus-pairing. This means that I start to associate X with Y. I.e., this type of food with stomach illness (in the 'sparkling water' experiments). THIS REQUIRES NO ACTION ON YOUR PART. It's not really 'behavioral', in the sense that I'm not directly interacting or affecting your behavior - just your psychological associations. Obviously behavior will be indirectly affected here, since if I think "sex is bad," I'm going to start avoiding sex (ha, as if.)

Operant conditioning is about modifying your behavior - I am directly reinforcing or dissuading certain actions THAT YOU TAKE. Think 'operant' in that the subject must be the 'operator' - they must be doing something, which can then be affected. This isn't about stimuli; it's about behavioral modification.

 

[jorasic]

Here are the key terms you'll need to recognize for the DATs

Operant cond. has to do with a punishment, or a reinforcement. Like a dog urinates on the home carpet and then hides because it knows the owner is gonna detroy him when he gets home.

Classical Conditioning you should know by now and it'll be REALLY easy to recognize on DATs. Unconditioned stimuli gets paired with a conditioned stimuli to elicit a conditioned "trained" response. think of Pavlov's dog salivating when hearing the bell because he knows its linked to food on the way.

 

[prsndwg]

So lion jumping through fire to get some meet, what would that be?

 

[Emmie]

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