Contrast Classical and Operant Conditioning in Terms of (A) the Nature

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The Answer is The answer should provide the following information: (1) Conditioned responses often are reflexive in nature, whereas operant responses are seemingly purposive. Conditioned responses are reactions to stimuli that evoke them. Operant responses are active attempts to procure reinforcers; (2) In classical conditioning, initially neutral stimuli acquire meaning through their association with unconditioned stimuli that naturally elicit the response. Thereafter, these conditioned stimuli are able to elicit the response. In operant conditioning, stimuli preceding the response Operant behavior is, by definition, behavior controlled by its consequences. Consequences of behavior are not involved in classical conditioning. For example, in Pavlov's preparation, dogs do not have to salivate at the sound of a tone in order to receive the food. The food is coming one way or the other. The behavior of Pavlov's dogs is under the control of the preceding CS. The lever-pressing behavior of Skinner's rats, in contrast, is controlled by consequences. If the lever press produces a food pellet, they will press again. Note that the food pellet only will be presented if the animal presses the lever.

Contrast Classical and Operant Conditioning in Terms of (A) the Nature

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