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Whats the difference between operant and classical conditioning and give an example.?

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They are both learning processes

Classical conditioning :
stimulus A------------------------------> response B
stimulus A+ condition A' ------------->response B
condition A'-------------->response B
Add a conditional stimulus to the unconditional and you build an association so that when you present the conditional stimulus alone you get the same response.
classical example is Pavlov's dog:food+bell----salivation / bell---salivation
or seing someone in a white coat, brings a sick child to tears.

Operant conditioning: behavior----->reward
-positive reinforcer: something you do to obtain the positive consequence:
studying hard to pass step 1
-negative reinforcer:something you do to ovoid the negative consequence:
waking up to turn the alarm clock off.

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