Operant conditioning is one type of learning behaviour theory that developed by B. F. Skinner in 1938. It is a behaviour designed to people in a way that will gain something desired or avoiding something unpleasant. It is also known as Law of Effect. Furthermore, learning behaviour is controlled by the consequences of the behaviour itself which are reinforcement or punishment. Besides, both consequences have their own positive and negative event which will result new behaviour development in future. The consequences can either increase the probability of the behaviour or reduce the probability of the behaviour to occur. Thus, there are many technique of operant conditioning approach used by Audiology and Speech Language Pathology (SLP) in treating their patients.
2.0 Operant Conditioning in Speech Language Pathology (SLP)
In Speech Language Pathology, operant conditioning approach is done toward a non-verbal child with autism. Autistic children who are having a lifelong significance on activities of daily life are known as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Normally, children with ASD are commonly having difficulty in mealtime behaviours, eating only …show more content…
In addition, patient with aphasia are recommended to use the application of contemporary alternate augmentative communication systems (AAC) and programs of instruction as melodic intonation therapy in a way to approach them to aphasia therapy (Goldfarb, R., 2006). This is because, behavioral theory also helps to assist the development of socially valued adaptive skill by which an individual performance can be monitored and examine. Operant conditioning in aphasia rehabilitation referred to the Skinnerian and not the reflexive model by Pavlovian. Nevertheless, a person’s responsive toward communication either it socially or verbally can be improved by the systematic
2.0 Operant Conditioning in Speech Language Pathology (SLP)
In Speech Language Pathology, operant conditioning approach is done toward a non-verbal child with autism. Autistic children who are having a lifelong significance on activities of daily life are known as Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Normally, children with ASD are commonly having difficulty in mealtime behaviours, eating only …show more content…
In addition, patient with aphasia are recommended to use the application of contemporary alternate augmentative communication systems (AAC) and programs of instruction as melodic intonation therapy in a way to approach them to aphasia therapy (Goldfarb, R., 2006). This is because, behavioral theory also helps to assist the development of socially valued adaptive skill by which an individual performance can be monitored and examine. Operant conditioning in aphasia rehabilitation referred to the Skinnerian and not the reflexive model by Pavlovian. Nevertheless, a person’s responsive toward communication either it socially or verbally can be improved by the systematic