The document discusses operant conditioning and the differences between positive and negative reinforcement and punishment. It explains that operant conditioning focuses on external causes of behavior and modifies behavior through reinforcement or punishment. Positive reinforcement involves giving a favorable outcome after a desired behavior, while negative reinforcement strengthens a behavior by removing an undesired outcome. Positive punishment weakens a behavior by adding unfavorable events, and negative punishment involves removing a favorable event after an undesired behavior. The document also provides examples of how teachers and students can apply operant conditioning principles in the classroom.

1. Operant
Conditioning
By E.B

2. B.F Skinner
O Operant conditioning
O Positive VS Negative Reinforcement
O Positive VS Negative Punishment

3. Operant Conditioning
O Focuses on external causes of behavior
O Modifies behavior through positive and
negative reinforcement

4. Positive VS Negative
Reinforcement
O What is positive reinforcement?
O Favorable outcomes given after desired
behavior
O Praise, reward!
O Negative reinforcement?
O Removal of an undesired outcome after desired
behavior
O **it is considered strengthened after the negative
is removed**

5. Positive and Negative
Punishment
O Positive punishment?
O Unfavorable events weaken response
O What is negative punishment?
O Favorable events removed after undesired
behavior

6. Operant Conditioning in
the classroom
O Teachers can:
O Use both reinforcement and punishment in the
classroom that can help discipline kids
O Motivate students allowing the use of
technology in assignments
O Prohibit/assign assignment that students would
learn from mistakes with technology available

7. What about the students?
O Students can—
O Understand appropriate behavior
O Know consequences of their actions
O Use technology in a way that allows them to
feel positive about learning
O Having technology available to continue
motivating them or help them along the way

8. Thoughts?
O In my opinion, operant conditioning can help
me in a classroom setting in the following
ways:
O Understand students responses to both positive
and negative reinforcement
O Help discipline students in the appropriate
setting and encourage goal setting
O Find more ways to motivate students to be
successful

9. Credits
O Operant Conditioning Learning Theories
O Google Images