Operant Behavior Operant Behavior Pavlovian conditioning is the process by which inborn reflexes, including those reactions that we usually consider emotions, spread to new situations and settings.
Pavlovian conditioning is largely responsible for our motivation to respond in any situation.
Operant conditioning, on the other hand, is what we learn to do to satisfy these motivational states. Pavlovian conditioning is often considered to be involuntary. The organism has little control over the response, in that the environment elicits the behavior from the organism. The 2x2 contingency table below summarizes, in a very simplistic way, the basic relationships that our behavior can have with our environment. Contingencies of Reinforcement Stimulus Appetitive Aversive Presentation Positive Reinforcement Positive Punishment Response Withdrawal Negative Punishment Negative Reinforcement Reinforcement and Punishment .