• Classical conditioning is about a stimulus and a response.
• The original reflex is COMPOSED of an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and an unconditioned response (UCR).
• There is also a conditioned component called the conditioned response (CR).
• It is a BASIC learning process.
• Conditioning can PROVIDE us with what are termed patterns. These are conditioned thoughts, feelings or behaviours which are fairly fixed and come to characterize the way we respond to certain events or people.
• Operant conditioning is also about stimulus and response.
• Operant is a unit of behaviour e.g. eating a meal, placing a bet.
• Main difference when compared to Classical conditioning is that the most powerful SHAPING mechanism is believed to be reinforcement.
• Operant conditioning is concerned primarily with what happens after a response. This reinforcement can operate positively or negatively.

• Classical conditioning is about a stimulus and a response.
• The original reflex is composed of an unconditioned stimulus (UCS) and an unconditioned response (UCR).
• There is also a conditioned component called the conditioned response (CR).
• It is a basic learning process.
• Conditioning can provide us with what are termed patterns. These are conditioned thoughts, feelings or behaviours which are fairly fixed and come to characterize the way we respond to certain events or people.
• Operant conditioning is also about stimulus and response.
• Operant is a unit of behaviour e.g. eating a meal, placing a bet.
• Main difference when compared to Classical conditioning is that the most powerful shaping mechanism is believed to be reinforcement.
• Operant conditioning is concerned primarily with what happens after a response. This reinforcement can operate positively or negatively.