Which of the Following Is NOT True About B

question 192

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is NOT true about B. F. Skinner?

• A) He insisted that free will is an illusion.
• B) He raised his younger daughter in a "baby box."
• C) He denied the existence of human consciousness.
• D) He promoted a determinist view that people are shaped by their environment and genetic heritage.

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Definitions:

Thorndike

An American psychologist who developed the law of effect, which states that behaviors followed by positive outcomes are likely to be repeated, while those followed by negative outcomes are not.

Skinner Box

An experimental apparatus developed by B.F. Skinner for studying behavioral conditioning in animals, particularly through the use of reinforcements.

Operant Conditioning

A learning process through which the strength of a behavior is modified by reinforcement or punishment, a concept introduced by B.F. Skinner.

Classical Conditioning

A learning process that occurs when two stimuli are repeatedly paired: a response that is at first elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.