the behavior in the future (Huitt & Hummel, 1997; Becvar & Becvar, 2003, p. 237).
Operant conditioning can thus be summarized in this model:
This model emphasizes how responses always occur as a result of specific stimuli in the environment. Even though this stimulus is not used to produce the response, it can also exert an impact on its occurrence. As will be noted later in the presentation, the identification of antecedents of a behavior will be a critical part of the assessment phase of the behavioral modification process. Nonetheless, the intervention in operant conditioning is primarily focused on the stimulus that proceeds from the response.
Historical Background and Major Theorists
Before delving further into the techniques and uses of behavioral modification, I would like to offer a historical description of operant conditioning and behaviorism by highlighting the work
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