Here are my notes on this topic:
1. Skinner
- atheoretical
- operational definition
- built on Thorndike
- fiction
- functional analysis
- animal research
- one subject at a time
- antecedent
- behavior
- consequence
2. Operants
- class of behavior
- phone answering
- person-centered
- functional analysis
- criticisms
3. Reinforcement
- primary
- secondary
- generalized conditioned reinforcers
- Gramma’s law
- positive reinforcement
- negative reinforcement
4. Schedules of Reinforcement
- continuous
- fixed interval
- fixed ratio
- variable interval
- variable ratio
5. Punishment
- positive punishment
- negative punishment
- difficulties
- don’t punish
