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Abstract
All living organisms, things, species have conditioned themselves to adapt, live and survive in
their current environment. The classroom is a world all its own for the teacher to set rules, guide
and explain the lessons of the day and facilitate the conduction of classroom behavior to an
environment conducive to learning. B.F. Skinner theory of Operant Conditioning will be
observed. Students adapt their behavior accordingly to the rules set-fourth by the teacher and
most often times, it is for a reinforcement of an unwanted behavior that the student had
previously been punished for. When the student has had punishment for an adverse behavior in
the classroom, they typically will reconsider their actions, remembering the outcome, which is
punishment. Rewards are given to invoke positive reinforcement for desirable behaviors and an
aversive stimulus is taken away permitting negative reinforcement to encourage a desired
behavior.
Keywords: reinforcement, adapt, punishment, consequences, behavior
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