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Operant conditioning Tom K, 1. Animal performs some action by trial and error Reward/punish consistently Typically food or electric shock, Operant conditioning example Pigeons/rats in skinner boxes Can be made to peck/press buttons for food, 1. Animal performs some action by trial and error Reward/punish consistently 2. Animal learns to perform or avoid certain action, Operant conditioning N.B. Superstition It has been shown that animals can learn to associate an action with a reward even if there is no connection. The animal will consistently perform an action, and be "rewarded" with food at set intervals anyway.