31. Additionally, operant conditioning involves the puppy learning to do something to achieve getting what they want. 32. This is operant conditioning , behavior modification right out of B . F . Skinner's laboratory ." 33. Learning by association is classified as classical conditioning, while learning by consequence is called operant conditioning . 34. Instead, the authors attribute the occasional observed weapons effect to being a result of operant conditioning . 35. In operant conditioning , stimuli present when a behavior is rewarded or punished come to control that behavior. 36. There are multiple components of operant conditioning ; these include reinforcement such as positive reinforcers and negative reinforcers. 37. The caudate nucleus is thought to assist in learning and memory of associations taught during operant conditioning . 38. :: Try operant conditioning as stated above. 39. All are methods used in operant conditioning . 40. This is a form of operant conditioning , in which dopamine plays the role of a reward signal.