There are two main types of conditioning, which is a form or learning. Classical Conditioning is the process of learning to associate events and actions based on prior experience. An example of CC would be expecting the someone to be at the door when the dogs start to bark toward the front of the house. CC can happen naturally or through training.
Operant Conditioning, however, is aided by reinforcements. Through OC, behaviors are are suppressed or eliminated with punishment while desirable behaviors are encouraged with reward. OC is a voluntary change on the organism's behalf. The reinforcements used can be either positive or negative. Positive reinforcement is giving something (whether it be good or bad) to the subject. Negative reinforcement is taking something away (once again be it good or bad). An example of OC would be the training of an animal. It can be rewarded with being freed from a pen or crate for good behavior (negative reinforcement) or punished with a muzzle or leash for bad behavior (positive reinforcement).
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