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Operant Conditioning
How to Calibrate and Measure Electrical Current
June 16, 2023
For many of the automated products Maze Engineers offers, shock delivery is required. Shocks are applied using shock grids. To measure the shock current, you…
Drugs That Block Operant Conditioning
April 20, 2020
Learning is a dynamic cognitive process that can be enhanced or decreased by the function of specific drugs. In fact, all steps of the learning process, i.e.,…
Negative Reinforcement Using Operant Conditioning
March 10, 2020
Operant conditioning is a powerful learning process, which results in the association of a behavior with an outcome. Our actions are followed by consequences;…
Positive Punishment Using Operant Conditioning
November 5, 2019
In our previous article, we discussed positive reinforcement, a powerful behavior that is established using operant conditioning and reinforcing stimuli, such…
Positive Reinforcement Using Operant Conditioning
September 28, 2019
Operant conditioning is a learning process that results in the association of a behavior with a reward or punishment. To put it simply, we learn that actions…
Operant Conditioning: Enhancement by Drugs
June 14, 2019
Operant conditioning, while a relatively simple task, involves a variety of brain regions, neurotransmitter systems, and receptors in the processes of…