Influential psychologist conducting research on operant conditioning; animals and humans can be trained using positive and negative reinforcement; as well as positive and negative punishment.

BIOLOGY COGNITION AND LEARNING

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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

A	B.F. Skinner
B	Albert Bandura
C	John Garcia
D	Walter Mischel

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Skinner studied and developed the operant conditioning theory that is popular today. After conducting several animal experiments, Skinner (1938) published his first book, The Behavior of Organisms.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skinner’s Contributions to Psychology. Skinner’s most notable discoveries or contributions to the field of psychology include: The operant conditioning process (Skinner’s theory of learning)

Detailed explanation-3: -Ferster and Skinner (1957) found that schedules of reinforcement-the rate at which a reinforcement is repeated-can greatly influence operant conditioning.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skinner argued that the goal of a science of psychology was to predict and control an organism’s behavior from its current stimulus situation and its history of reinforcement.

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