Uploaded June 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Operant conditioning is a key concept in behavioral psychology that explains how behavior is shaped through reinforcement and punishment. In this video, we explore operant conditioning, including the work of B. F. Skinner and Edward L. Thorndike, and how consequences influence learning. You will learn the differences between positive and negative reinforcement, punishment, and extinction, as well as the ABC model of behavior. We also examine how reinforcement schedules affect decision-making and habit formation.

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Sources:
Operant Conditioning:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operant_conditioning

https://psychology.fas.harvard.edu/people/b-f-skinner

verywellmind.com/behavioral-psychology-4157183

bcotb.com/the-difference-between-positivenegative-reinforcement-and-positivenegative-punishment

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_psychology
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Applied_behavior_analysis

Schedule of Reinforcement
courses.lumenlearning.com/wmopen-psychology/chapter/reading-reinforcement-schedules
verywellmind.com/what-is-a-schedule-of-reinforcement-2794864

Examples from every-day life: studiousguy.com/examples-operant-conditioning-everday-life
Critical view and 8 reasons why conditioning does not always work with humans:
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2203635

Classroom experiment: https://education.uiowa.edu/sites/education.uiowa.edu/files/documents/tl/praise_and_punish_your_peers_operant_conditioning_activity.pdf

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CHAPTERS
0:00 What is Operant Conditioning
0:10 Types of Reinforcement
0:31 Reinforcement Methods
1:13 Skinner Box Experiment
1:46 ABC Behavior Model
2:26 Behaviorism Explained
2:55 Try This Exercise

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