Title: History and Key Concepts of Behavioral Psychology
Headings: History and Key Concepts of Behavioral Psychology
History and Key Concepts of Behavioral Psychology
A Brief History of Behaviorism
Key Concepts
Two Types of Conditioning
Classical Conditioning
Operant Conditioning
Learning Through Association
Conditioning Can Be Influenced
Consequences Affect Learning
Timing Plays a Role
Strengths and Weaknesses
Strengths
Weaknesses
Influencers and Impact
A Word From Verywell

Content: Responses followed by adverse outcomes, on the other hand, become less likely to happen again in the future. 5 ﻿
What Is Operant Conditioning and How Does It Work? Learning Through Association
The classical conditioning process works by developing an association between an environmental stimulus and a naturally occurring stimulus. In physiologist Ivan Pavlov's classic experiments, dogs associated the presentation of food (something that naturally and automatically triggers a salivation response) with the sound of a bell, at first, and then the sight of a lab assistant's white coat. Eventually, the lab coat alone elicited a salivation response from the dogs. 6 ﻿
Conditioning Can Be Influenced
During the first part of the classical conditioning process, known as acquisition, a response is established and strengthened. Factors such as the prominence of the stimuli and the timing of presentation can play an important role in how quickly an association is formed. When an association disappears, this is known as extinction, causing the behavior to weaken gradually or vanish. Factors such as the strength of the original response can play a role in how quickly extinction occurs. The longer a response has been conditioned, for example, the longer it may take for it to become extinct.