According to Skinner, the Fundamental Principle of Operant Conditioning Is

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Multiple Choice

According to Skinner, the fundamental principle of operant conditioning is that organisms tend to repeat those responses that

• A)reduce a biological need.
• B)are followed by favorable consequences.
• C)decrease the probability of the consequence that produced it.
• D)increase a biological need.

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