BFSkinner First Introduced Operant Conditioning Experiments

question 9

Multiple Choice

B.F.Skinner first introduced operant conditioning experiments.What happens in these experiments?

• A)An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a fixed action pattern.
• B)An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with an instinct.
• C)An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with its biological clock.
• D)An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a reward or a punishment.
• E)An animal learns to associate its behavioral response with a conditional stimulus.

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Definitions:

Categorical Syllogisms

A form of deductive reasoning consisting of a major premise, a minor premise, and a conclusion, each statement being categorical.

Moods

Moods refer to the different forms of a categorical syllogism, characterized by the arrangement of the quantity and quality of its propositions.

Middle Term

The term that appears in both premises of a standard syllogism but not in the conclusion, acting as a link in deductive reasoning.

Major Premise

The first proposition in a syllogism, from which a conclusion is drawn, typically a general statement.