Operational Conditioning is a learning process used to change behavior based on the consequences experienced. What is really interesting about this is that it can be applied anywhere like training your dog or teaching your child a lesson. For now I am going to just be focusing on how this can be used in school, specifically preschool and kindergarten; where kids are still shaping who they are and learning about life and how to interact with others. Teachers provide a reward like a gold star for good behavior or an academic achievement which reinforcers the student to continue the good behavior because now they know that behaving well earns them a prize. Praise alone can be seen as a reward which teaches kids to continue putting effort in their work.
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