ANIMAL BEHAVIOR
INTRODUCTION
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Question
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B.F. Skinner
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Conrad Lorenz
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Jane Goodall
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Detailed explanation-1: -To show how reinforcement works in a controlled environment, Skinner placed a hungry rat into a box that contained a lever.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the 1930’s, B. F. Skinner developed the concept of operant conditioning. He put pigeons and rats in Skinner boxes to study how he could modify their behavior using rewards and punishments.
Detailed explanation-3: -Skinner’s Theory of Learning: Operant Conditioning. According to B. F. Skinner’s theory of learning, our behaviors are developed or conditioned through reinforcements. He referred to this process as operant conditioning, with operant referring to any behavior that acts on the environment and leads to consequences.
Detailed explanation-4: -An operant conditioning chamber (also known as a Skinner box) is a laboratory apparatus used to study animal behavior. The operant conditioning chamber was created by B. F. Skinner while he was a graduate student at Harvard University.