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21 May, 07:50

Skinner identified several ways to respond to behavior in order to increase or decrease the likelihood of that behavior being repeated. According to the article, what response types did Skinner identify?

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  1. 21 May, 08:09
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    Skinner is regarding as the father of Operant Conditioning, but his work was based on Thorndike's law of effect. According to this principal, consequence is likely to be repeated, and behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is less likely to be repeated.

    Skinner introduced a new term into the Law of Effect - Reinforcement. Behavior which is reinforced tends to be repeated; behavior which is not reinforced tends to die out-or be extinguished.

    Skinner studied Operant Conditioning by conducting experiments using animals which he placed in a 'Skinner Box' which was similar to Thorndike's puzzle box.
  2. 21 May, 08:17
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    The correct answer is "Skinner identified three types of responses: reinforcers, punishers and neutral operants".

    Explanation:

    Burrhus Frederic Skinner was a notorious American psychologists that for his contributions is considered the father of Operant Conditioning. Skinner identified three types of responses to increase or decrease the likelihood of that behavior being repeated: reinforcers, punishers and neutral operants. Reinforcers increase the probability of a behavior being repeated, punishers decrease the probability and neutral operants neither increase nor decrease the probability of a behavior being repeated.
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