CHILD DEVELOPMENT PEDAGOGY

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BEHAVIOURIST THEORIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
____ is regarded as the father of Operant Conditioning
A
G.A. Miller
B
T. Pavlov
C
B.F. Skinner
D
none of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -B.F. Skinner (1904–1990) is referred to as the Father of operant conditioning, and his work is frequently cited in connection with this topic. His 1938 book “The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis", initiated his lifelong study of operant conditioning and its application to human and animal behavior.

Detailed explanation-2: -Skinner is regarded as the father of Operant Conditioning, but his work was based on Thorndike’s law of effect.

Detailed explanation-3: -Operant conditioning was first described by behaviorist B.F. Skinner. His theory was based on two assumptions. First, the cause of human behavior is something in a person’s environment.

Detailed explanation-4: -Skinner. Operant conditioning is a form of learning in which the motivation for a behavior happens after the behavior is demonstrated. An animal or a human receives a consequence after performing a specific behavior. The consequence is either a reinforcer or a punisher.

Detailed explanation-5: -BF Skinner He developed the theory of operant conditioning through observable stimulus and behavior, instead of thinking or feeling.

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