• Rats Can be Trained to Perform Search and Rescue Missions: This article describes the use of operant conditioning to train rats to perform search and rescue missions:
  (https://digest.bps.org.uk/2016/03/17/rats-can-be-trained-to-perform-search-and-rescue-missions/)
• BF Skinner and Supersitition in the Pigeon is a podcast discussion of Skinner’s contribution to psychology
  (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0639gxq#play)
• We’re Designing Minds’: Industry Insider Reveals Secrets of Addictive App Trade: This article looks at the use of behavioural principles (especially reinforcement) in app design.
  (http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/marketplace-phones-1.4384876)
• Video Game Design and Development: An APA article on careers in video game design (this goes beyond using behavioural principles). (http://www.apa.org/gradpsych/2012/01/hot-careers.aspx)
• Rat Sniffing Out Landmines Speed up Process of a Mine Free World: This article looks at the use of positive reinforcement to train rats to detect landmines (https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/rats-ottawa-treaty-landines-1.4425538)

Consumer Behaviour: A Primer : A brief overview of schedules of reinforcement with examples.

Video 8.1: Consumer Behaviour: A Primer (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoP-2wn-2rY) uploaded by Gail Tom.

Learning Negative Reinforcement vs. Punishment provides a clear description of the difference between negative reinforcement and punishment.

Video 8.2: Learning Negative Reinforcement vs. Punishment (https://youtu.be/imkbuKomPXI) uploaded by ByPass Publishing.

Crash Course in Psycholocy #12 is an animated look at Bandura’s bobo doll study.

Video 8.3: The Bobo Beatdown; Crash Course Psychology #12 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=128Ts5r9NRE) uploaded by CrashCourse.

Confused Conditioning: Classical and Operant: This video outlines the difference between classical and operant conditioning.

Video 8.4: Confused conditioning: Classical and operant by Jeffrey Stowell (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQXQxL_xqgk&list=PLxf85IzktYWJH0behJ-ZQeZnsUQGzvFFf) uploaded by American Psychological Association.

Two short videos, the first showing how to use operant conditioning to train a rat to play basketball, and the second showing a rat basketball game!

Video 8.5: Rat Basketball Tutorial, (https://youtu.be/g6F0bRTurPk) uploaded by natasebem.

Video 8-6:  Rats Playing Basketball (championship game) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=drnnulHw5CM) uploaded by Richmond Times-Dispach.

1. Want to change your behaviour?  Forget big Change, Start With a Tiny Habit talks you through how to do this one tiny step at a time!  After watching it, pick a behaviour you’d like to change and have a go.

Video 8-7: Forget Big Change, Start with a Tiny Habit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AdKUJxjn-R8) uploaded by BJ Fogg at TEDtalks.

2. Or perhaps you’d rather change your pet’s behaviour?  There are numerous programs showing how to use operant conditioning principles to teach a dog some tricks …. but here’s what you can do with a goldfish – How To Play With a Goldfish! (http://www.wikihow.com/Play-With-a-Goldfish)

3. If you enjoy playing video games pick a favourite game and see if you can identify the ways in which the developers use reinforcement to encourage you to keep playing.  Can you think of some ways in which a teacher could use the same tactics to encourage students to study more?

4. Clearly, some things are most easily learned via observation.  You should be able to demonstrate this by comparing how quickly two friends can perform the same task (building a small Lego model perhaps or drawing a specific pattern) if you let one of them see you performing the task but give the other one written instructions …… you will probably find it challenging to even produce written instructions which are sufficiently detailed!