Classical Conditioning vs. Operant Conditioning
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Can you tell the difference between these two types of learning?
Topics of this game:
- Every time someone flushes a toilet in the apartment building, the shower becomes very hot and causes the person to jump back. Over time, the person begins to jump back automatically after hearing the flush, before the water temperature changes.
- Your father gives you a credit card at the end of your first year in college because you did so well. As a result, your grades continue to get better in your second year.
- Your car has a red, flashing light that blinks annoyingly if you start the car without buckling the seat belt. You become less likely to start the car without buckling the seat belt
- You eat a new food and then get sick because of the flu. However, you develop a dislike for the food and feel nauseated whenever you smell it.
- An individual receives frequent injections of drugs, which are administered in a small examination room at a clinic. The drug itself causes increased heart rate but after several trips to the clinic, simply being in a small room causes an increased heart rate.
- A lion in a circus learns to stand up on a chair and jump through a hoop to receive a food treat.
- A professor has a policy of exempting students from the final exam if they maintain perfect attendance during the quarter. His students’ attendance increases dramatically.
- You check the coin return slot on a vending machine and find a quarter. You find yourself checking other vending machines over the next few days.
- Your hands are cold so you put your gloves on. In the future, you are more likely to put gloves on when it’s cold.
- John Watson conducted an experiment with a boy named Albert in which he paired a white rat with a loud, startling noise. Albert now becomes startled at the sight of the white rat.
- Who is credited with being the first to use the term operant conditioning?
- You wore a new shirt to school today and everyone complimented you on your outfit. As a result, you have worn the shirt frequently during the last month.
- You were goofing around at basketball practice and your coach made your run laps for not paying attention. You are now more likely to pay attention at practice because you don't want to run.
- Money is considered to be which type of reinforcer?
- As a child, you walked the same route to school each day. As you passed a particular house, a dog in the yard would bark loudly at you, bearing its teeth. This was a frightening experience for you as a young child. As an adult, you walked past a similar -looking house with a "beware of dog" sign on the fence and you start to tremble.
