Relevance of the Theory
Overall, B.F Skinners operant conditioning has great relevance in today’s society as it seen as the form of behaviour control operating in schools all across the world in the 21st century. It is also a key process to note in the development of children because it can have great impact on the influence of a child’s morals. Through positive/negative reinforcers a child can learn to mimic behaviours that are considered “right “ by the majority of society and begin a process of weeding out the undesirable behaviour. This gives a child a great starting foundation of what they consider to be “norms”, allowing them to mature into successful and responsible individuals.