Instrumental Conditioning Paper

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Instrumental Conditioning Paper Psych/550 August 25, 2014 Kimberly Wisniewski Abstract Instrumental conditioning is a method that permits an adjustment in behavior, and the change of behavior is capable of being either being negative or positive, depending on their surroundings and the individual. This paper will appraise the function of instrumental conditioning as it relates to teaching an individual how to drive a car. I will present a brief depiction of how the drive a car, included will included comparison and contrast of the concept of positive and negative reinforcements as it relates to driving a car. The role of reward and punishment in driving a car, as well as a clarification of which form of conditioning would be mainly successful in learning how drive a car. Instrumental Conditioning Paper Instrumental conditioning sometimes stated as operant conditioning was developed by scientist B.F. Skinner. Instrumental conditioning one of the methods of learning were an individual adapts to the velocity and the manifestation of individual's behavior because of the relationship of the contact of a stimulus (Terry, 2009). Instrumental conditioning is different from the learning method of classical conditioning. Classical conditioning produces changes in behavior by associating a transformation in behavior with a neutral stimulus being frequently matching with a stimulus that triggers a reflexive reaction until the previously neutral stimulus alone can induce a similar reaction (Bernstein, Clarke-Stewart, Penner, Roy, & Wickens, 2000). Whereas in instrumental conditioning, should be modified based on the surrounding and preserved by the significance of the behavior of the individual. There are four contexts of instrumental conditioning: positive and negative reinforcement. Selected learning situation The legal age that an individual can
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