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The difference between classical and operant conditioning

Peggy Andover · TED

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Why is it that humans react to stimuli with certain behaviors? Can behaviors change in response to consequences? Peggy Andover explains how the brain can associate unrelated stimuli and responses proved by Ivan Pavlov's famous 1890 experiments and how reinforcement and punishment can result in changed behavior. [Directed by Alan Foreman, narrated by Peggy Andover].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Peggy Andover
Year
2013
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain, History
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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