Operant Conditioning

Thorndike's law of effect states that behaviors are modified by their positive or negative consequences.

B. F. Skinner was a behavioral psychologist who expanded the field by defining and elaborating on operant conditioning.

Shaping is a method of operant conditioning by which successive approximations of a target behavior are reinforced.

Reinforcement and punishment are principles of operant conditioning that increase or decrease the likelihood of a behavior.

Reinforcement schedules determine how and when a behavior will be followed by a reinforcer.