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Post by marianne24 on Sept 22, 2017 21:07:04 GMT
One example of operant conditioning, a high school student who is failing two of his courses because of laziness and addiction to computer games. He skips school just to play games that deeply affects his scores and attendance. The teachers in his two classes took action and informed his parent about their son's marks. The parents were furious and decided to talk to their son that if he'll try harder in studying and get his marks high, his gadgets and games won't be confiscated. Their son will eventually comply to his parent's demands to avoid the consequences of his behaviour.
This example is an example of a positive punishment, taking away gadgets, to influence and encourage the student to put extra effort in his education. Thus, the student upon hearing the possible punishment instead of neglecting his priorities will pay proper attention to his studies. It is difficult to know whether learning comes from conditioning or cognitive processes. These two play crucial roles in learning and the most important thing to take note of is a balance between the two. Learning is a cognitive process that also needs the aid of associative learning.
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