Who Invented a Conditioning Chamber in Which Rats Pressed Levers

question 69

Multiple Choice

Who invented a conditioning chamber in which rats pressed levers to earn food rewards?

• A)Ivan Pavlov
• B)B.F.Skinner
• C)John Watson
• D)G.Stanley Hall

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