The Psychologist Most Closely Associated with the Study of Operant

question 48

Multiple Choice

The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was

• A) B. F. Skinner.
• B) Ivan Pavlov.
• C) John B. Watson.
• D) Albert Bandura.

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