The first is operant conditioning: the idea that consequences can strengthen a behavior.

第一个是操作性条件：即结果可强化行为的观点。

Operant Conditioning In the 1930s, psychologist B. F. Skinner developed a reliable method of controlling our behavior.

操作性条件反射20 世纪 30 年代，心理学家 B. F. 斯金纳发明了一种控制我们行为的可靠方法。

So I decided to employ operant conditioning techniques, building on the works of thorndike and B.F. Skinner.

所以我决定根据桑代克和B.F.斯金纳的理论采取操作性条件反射的办法。

Some psychologists perform operant conditioning with punishment. Maybe we can come up with a punishment for straying off topic.

一些心理学家通过惩罚来制约实验对象。没准我们能想出个方式，来惩罚那些偏移话题的人。

Operant conditioning sounds like a clinical concept, but it can also help you build the discipline you're looking for.

操作性条件反射听起来像是一个临床概念，但也可以帮助你建立自律。

This technique, known as operant conditioning, uses a system of rewards or consequences to influence how we behave.

这种技术被称为操作性条件反射，它使用奖励或后果系统来影响我们的行为方式。

The majority of learning is some form of operant conditioning.

大多数的学习是某种形式的操作性条件作用。

The third and final type of learning is known as operant conditioning or instrumental conditioning.

第三种也是最后一种学习类型称为操作性条件反射或仪器条件反射。

Oh, here's a thought. What if we use some form of operant conditioning techniques to keep us from getting off topic?

噢，我有个想法。不如我们用操控制约的方法来避免我们偏离话题吧？

You need to train a pig and you need to do so through operant conditioning.

你需要训练一头猪，你需要通过操作性条件反射来训练。