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COMPARE AND CONTRAST CLASSICAL CONDITIONING WITH OPERANT CONDITIONING
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COMPARE AND CONTRAST CLASSICAL CONDITIONING WITH OPERANT CONDITIONING The learning theory has been emphasised and scrutinised since the age of the ancient Greek philosophers. However it was the nineteenth century that marked major development into the study of learning. In particular In particular the work of Ian Petrovich Pavlov (2849-1936) brought forward the phenomena of classical conditioning. It can be defined as 'A form of learning in which a previously neutral stimulus, the conditioned stimulus (CS), is paired with an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) regardless of what the animal does.' (Smith et al, 2003) In 1911, Edward Thorndike (1874-1949) proposed his theory the 'Law of Effect' within operant conditioning. However his work would be surpassed with the work of B.F. Skinner (1904-1990). He was able to show the clear distinction between classical and operant conditioning. Operant conditioning is 'a form of learning in which the reinforcer (e.g. food) is given only if...
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