Chapter 4 Operant Conditioning 0 4.3.3 Major Theoretical notions x operant conditioning principles: (1)any response that is followed by a reinforcing stimulus tends to repeated.This process is sometimes called contingent reinforcement, because getting the reinforcer is contingent(dependent)on the organism's emitting a certain response. o(2) a reinforcing stimulus is anything that increases the probability of a response's recurring. Skinner said: whether something is reinforcing can only be ascertained by its effect on behavior.Chapter 4 Operant Conditioning ⚫ 4.3.3 Major Theoretical Notions ⚫ ＊operant conditioning principles: ⚫ （1）any response that is followed by a reinforcing stimulus tends to repeated.This process is sometimes called contingent reinforcement,because getting the reinforcer is contingent(dependent)on the organism’s emitting a certain response. ⚫ (2）a reinforcing stimulus is anything that increases the probability of a response’s recurring. Skinner said:whether something is reinforcing can only be ascertained by its effect on behavior