Just trying to wrap my head around the differences between classical conditioning and operant conditioning. So classical is learning by association, (e.g Pavlov.) and operant is learning through reward or punishment? (e.g Skinner).
Classical is learning by associating a stimulus that produces no effect with one that does, so that stimulus produces that effect.Pavolov's dogs, ringing a bell right before giving them food, so they learned that when the bell is rung, food will be presented causing salvation even when the food wasn't presented.
Operant- yep using reward and punishment to increase or decrease behaviours..
And is writing a behaviour due to maturation (growth and development) such as talking or walking?
You need to have matured a certain level to be able to hold the pen and move it precisely and cannot be done until a certain age, whereas learning to write requires language skills that are learned/taught - why in schools you rehearse certain letters over and over again, and then putting them together, etc.