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According to behaviourists, the principles of conditioning can be applied to many aspects of human behaviour.
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According to behaviourists, the principles of conditioning can be applied to many aspects of human behaviour. Outline what is meant by operant conditioning and briefly explain how it can be applied to any one human behaviour. Operant conditioning is when a way of learning by consequence. To put it basic, an action which is rewarded is more likely to be repeated, along with an action that is punished is less likely to be repeated. To apply this to an example of human behaviour, young children may have shaped behaviour due to operant conditioning; where desireable behaviour is rewarded (e.g. by giving a toy) the behaviour is being positively reinforced and is likely to occur. If a young child behaves in an undesirable way, then they may be punished (e.g. a toy being taken away from them) therefore this behaviour is negatively reinforced and is less likely to reoccur. A dentist tried to...
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