Operant conditioning, sometimes called instrumental conditioning or Skinnerian conditioning, is a method of learning that uses rewards and punishment to modify behavior. Through operant conditioning, ...

Operant conditioning is a procedure for controlling behavior, explored and exploited most notably by B. F. Skinner, followed by many subsequent researchers. It involves shaping the behavior of an ...

Operant conditioning is still a model used by many teachers, but it is a poor guide to higher education. Teaching at that level is not about selection—reinforcement—so much as it is about variation: ...