Operant learning is a process by which a specific behavioural response (such as a lever press) is associated with a biologically salient stimulus known as a reinforcer (such as food). The dorsomedial ...

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Operant conditioning uses rewards and punishments to change behaviors. Positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement increase the chance of a behavior happening again. Operant conditioning can ...

Students react to a newsletter about the rise of cynicism and how to cultivate optimism in the new year. By The Learning Network The Times Upshot reporter Claire Cain Miller joins us in January to ...