5 years from now i hope to remember a lot about what i learned in psychology this semester because a lot of the information i learned can be useful in my everyday life. If i had to pick one thing that i would have to choose Operant Conditioning and how it is used to train animals. I think i will remember this the best 5 years from now because it was the topic that was most interesting to me, Watching all of Skinner's experiments involving Operant Conditioning in the training of different animals was really cool. I really like the experiment where he train pigeons to play ping pong. Another reason this topic will stick with me over the years is because Operant Conditioning is used a lot and it will be a good tool for me to have when i decide to get a dog so i will know how to train it easier.
5 years from now
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From my perspective I hope to be using all my knowledge from this class and future psychology classes. I would like to be in a job relating to this knowledge or utilizing it in grad school classes.
I couldn't agree any more! I also thought this was the most interesting part of psychology. I am going to be using the same methods to train my future dog.
How do you think your life has been influenced by operant conditioning?
I have a dog myself and saw my dad use operant conditioning in order to train him when i was growing up. I found it fun to learn about something i saw growing up but had to idea but knew so little about at the time. I'm sure if i thought about it I could find other cases of this in my childhood.
Yes, I also think operant conditioning will be important to remember, especially in the future if I am raising a child of my own. I have learned to understand the dangers of giving kids everything they want and realize they will thank you for it later.