Operant and classical conditioning are forms of learning involving behavior-stimulus and behavior-outcome associations, respectively, with distinct differences in response nature and learning focus.
Operant conditioning involves learning associations between behaviors and their outcomes, where behaviors are strengthened or weakened depending on the consequences they bring. In contrast, classical conditioning focuses on associations between stimuli and involuntary responses.
Key differences include the nature of responses (elicited vs. emitted), the sequence of events (response followed by consequence vs. behavior followed by consequence), and the type of learning involved (involuntary vs. voluntary).
For example, in operant conditioning, a rat learns to press a lever for food; in classical conditioning, a dog salivates at the sound of a bell paired with food.
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