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Briefly Explain the Views of the Various Neo-Freudians in Terms

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Briefly explain the views of the various neo-Freudians in terms of their major concepts and how they differed from Freud.


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Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner to study animal behavior and demonstrate the principles of operant conditioning.

Reinforcers

Stimuli that increase the likelihood of a behavior being repeated through positive or negative reinforcement.

Successive Approximation

A process used in behavior therapy and conditioning that rewards closer and closer behaviors towards a desired goal.

Shaping Behavior

A process of reinforcing successive approximations to a desired behavior, gradually leading to the acquisition of the target behavior.

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