Operant conditioning
- Created by: z_mills1
- Created on: 29-05-14 15:28
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- Operant conditioning
- Learning based on strengthening the relationship between stimulus and response/S-R bond
- Trial and error learning
- Learner associates consequences of previous action with current situation
- shaping the environment to manipulate behaviour - to get the desired action
- e.g. use of targets, make practice easier
- Positive reinforcement
- use of praise, rewards, self-satisfaction to encourage correct behaviour
- Negative reinforcement
- when the adverse stimulus is withdrawn when the desired response occurs
- eg in a rugby match, the coach criticises poor play
- coach stops criticising when skill is successful
- Punishment
- seeks to break the S-R bond because the wrong response is being given
- should be used carefully to avoid lowering the player's confidence
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