Operant conditioning is a learning method that employs rewards and punishments for behavior. It involves forming an association between a behavior and its consequences. Whether that consequence is ...

New research says joy, not shame, is what makes better habits stick. Here's the 5-step method two UBC psychologists use to ...

I have written previously about the fact that in today’s increasingly digital world, not every person who is compulsive with pornography is a traditional (trauma-driven) compulsive person. (See my ...

Watson, Ivan Pavlov and Skinner led the study of behaviorism in the early 20th century. This field of psychology “asserts ...

Behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner was a major proponent of operant conditioning as a means to the modification of human behavior. Operant conditioning involves the use of positive or negative ...

Popping a pimple creates a short-lived feeling of relief or accomplishment for many people, which can strengthen the behavior ...