Skinners Box

Operant Conditioning

Experiment Report

Student 's Name

Course Code , Semester , Class

Tutor

4th March 2009

Operant Conditioning : Experiment Report

Question

Can consequences or events be used to modify the behaviour of a form

Problem

The use of events to modify behaviour is a Pavlovian development that can be used in analysing how intelligent an animal is by determining the effects that events have on behaviour . Events were used to modify behaviour of a dog by Pavlov through operant conditioning (Pavlov Anrep , 2003 , this experiment seeks to

reproduce the results in a more ethical manner thus determine if the conditioning that forms the basis of operant conditioning is true

Methods

Equipments and Tools

The following are some of the tools and equipments required for the experiment

A live rat

A switch

Food Substance

Food dispenser

Computer keyboard

A working computer

Skinner 's Box

Procedure

The method used is a simple experiment in a lab setting . The experiment which included the entire class involved emulation of a computer keyboard 's spacebar key which creates a clicking noise while at the same time moving a switch within the box that drops food . It is worth noting that there was no use of light or shock in the experiment . The experiment started with clicking only when the rat was near the food dispenser and moved to only clicking when the rat was standing near the wall of the food dispenser . When the rat fed on its own , the switch was rest in a manner...