Operant conditioning

I think that one of my favorite consepts that we have learned this year in Psychology is Operant conditioning. I think that it is one of the most common concepts used in society. Most people use this concept without even knowing exactly what it is. Operant conditioning is learning in which a voluntary response is strengthened or weakened based upon its favorable or unfavorable response. Alot of parents do this with their children. Awarding a child for getting good grades or punishing them for bad ones. another common use of operant conditioning is trainging a dog. giving the dog a treat when it does something good or scolding him when he does something bad are both examples of this concept.