Classical Conditioning: involves neutral simulus along with a stimulus of some significance. The neutral stimulus may be any even that does not result in an overt behavioral response from the subject.
Operant Conditioning: the use of a behaviors consequence to influence to occurance and form of behavior. Unlike Classical conditioning, operant conditioning deals with the modification of voluntary behavior. It uses the environment and is maintained by its consequences, while classical conditioning deals with the conditioning of reflex behaviors and are not maintained bysonsequences.
Do you think either plays a role in how you respond to teachers and academic role here at Wilson? Yes. If we know we will have a consequence, we will not act out or do anything innapropriate.
I don't know...I suffered a lot of consequences for being "outspoken" when I was in high school--but I kept doing it anyway! ;)
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