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B.F. SkinnerDeterminism, Rewards. Punishments, Learning, Extinction, Operant Conditioning, Shaping : 

B.F. SkinnerDeterminism, Rewards. Punishments, Learning, Extinction, Operant Conditioning, Shaping By: Ryan Lacuesta & Napua Wong

Burrhus Fredric Skinner : 

Burrhus Fredric Skinner Burrhus Frederic Skinner was born March 20, 1904, in a small town of Susquehanna, Pennsylvania He received his BA in English from Hamilton College in upstate New York. In 1945, he became the chairman of the psychology department at Indiana University.  In 1948, he was invited to come to Harvard, where he remained for the rest of his life.

Determinism:The Belief that all events, including human choices are determined or caused by another. : 

Determinism:The Belief that all events, including human choices are determined or caused by another. Skinner's concept of determinism denied people of their humanity, he maintained that his approach could actually lead to more humane societies. For example, if people were not responsible for negative behaviors, they should not be punished, for they had no control over their behaviors. Instead, the environment that reinforced the unwanted behaviors should be changed so that desirable behaviors receive reinforcement and increase in frequency.

Rewards:The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement. : 

Rewards:The return for performance of a desired behavior; positive reinforcement. For every good behavior, comes good rewards.

Operant Conditioning: a learning process that occurs whenever the strength of a behavior or operant is increased or decreased as a result of its consequences. : 

Operant Conditioning: a learning process that occurs whenever the strength of a behavior or operant is increased or decreased as a result of its consequences. The promise or possibility of rewards causes an increase in behavior, but operant conditioning can also be used to decrease a behavior. The removal of an undesirable outcome or the use of punishment can be used to decrease or prevent undesirable behaviors. For example, a child may be told they will lose recess privileges if they talk out of turn in class. This potential for punishment may lead to a decrease in disruptive behaviors.

Punishment: is any change in a human or animal's surroundings that occurs after a given behavior or response which reduces the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. : 

Punishment: is any change in a human or animal's surroundings that occurs after a given behavior or response which reduces the likelihood of that behavior occurring again in the future. Positive punishment involves the presentation of an unfavorable event or outcome in order to weaken the response it follows. Negative punishment occurs when an favorable event or outcome is removed after a behavior occurs. In both of these cases of punishment, the behavior decreases.

Learning:the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. : 

Learning:the modification of behavior through practice, training, or experience. “Learning is said to take place because the reinforcement is pleasant, satisfying, tension reducing, and so on..”

Shaping: to teach (a desired behavior) to a human or other animal by successively rewarding the actions that more and more closely approximate that behavior. : 

Shaping: to teach (a desired behavior) to a human or other animal by successively rewarding the actions that more and more closely approximate that behavior.

Extinction: the reduction or loss of a conditioned response as a result of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement : 

Extinction: the reduction or loss of a conditioned response as a result of the absence or withdrawal of reinforcement Refers to the lowering of the probability of a response when a characteristic reinforcing stimulus is no longer presented. Extinction is the withholding of reinforcement for a previously reinforced behavior which decreases the future probability of that behavior. B.F Skinner noted how he accidentally discovered the extinction of an operant response due to the malfunction of his laboratory equipment.