Module 06: Operant Conditioning I

• Behavior is controlled by its consequences. That is the one law of learning according to B.F. Skinner.
• In this Topic we will find that animals are not passive learners as classical conditioning suggests, instead animals choose the behaviors that will allow them to adapt.

• Specific Learning Objective: Students will be able to…
• Debate the merits of the use of reinforcement & punishment in the modification of behavior.