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Peer reviewedSolomon, Paul R.; Morse, David L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1981
Discusses using rat olympics in helping psychology students to overcome their reluctance to condition rats. Working in groups, students enter rats in a number of behaviors (events) which can be shaped using operant conditioning methods and which rats can perform with varying degrees of proficiency. (Author/KC)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Laboratory Training, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedPlant, L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1980
Explains how a teaching method such as allowing students to raise gerbils at home can encourage students to gain experience with the fundamental techniques of operant conditioning which are otherwise generally unavailable to students in large introductory psychology courses. (DB)
Descriptors: Experiential Learning, Higher Education, Learning Activities, Operant Conditioning
Direct linkVenneman, Sandy S.; Knowles, Laura, Ruth – Teaching of Psychology, 2005
We investigated the benefits of using a virtual laboratory, Sniffy Lite CD-ROM (Alloway, Wilson, Graham, & Krames, 2000), as a supplemental teaching tool to present schedules of reinforcement in operant conditioning. Our results suggest that using the virtual laboratory significantly enhanced understanding. Students who used the virtual laboratory…
Descriptors: Laboratories, Comprehension, Teaching Methods, Operant Conditioning
Peer reviewedMichael, Jack – Teaching of Psychology, 1975
An experimental psychology course which analyzes the broad probability of operant conditioning is described. (DE)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, Experimental Psychology, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation
Peer reviewedFlora, Stephen R.; Pavlik, William B. – Teaching of Psychology, 1990
Contends that, although the operant approach to psychology is based on objective empirical observations, much of psychology is filled with subjective, interpretive terminology. Argues that such terminology produces confusion over the definitions of basic operant concepts. Suggests a solution that defines the concepts of positive and negative…
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Matrices, Negative Reinforcement
Shields, Carolyn; Gredler, Margaret – Teaching of Psychology, 2003
Psychology students frequently have misconceptions of basic concepts in operant conditioning. Prior classroom observations revealed that most students defined positive reinforcement as reward and equated negative reinforcement and punishment. Students also labeled positive reinforcement as rewarding good behavior and negative reinforcement as…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Psychology, Misconceptions, Problem Solving
Peer reviewedLukas, Kristen E.; Marr, M. Jackson; Maple, Terry L. – Teaching of Psychology, 1998
Describes a partnership between Zoo Atlanta and the Georgia Institute of Technology in teaching the principles of operant conditioning to students in an experimental psychology class. Maintains that the positive training techniques used in zoos are models of applied operant conditioning. Includes a discussion of zoo training goals. (MJP)
Descriptors: Animal Caretakers, Behavior Modification, Classical Conditioning, Cognitive Psychology
