Skinner Designed and Built Various Learning Machines Based on the Concept

question 14

Multiple Choice

Skinner designed and built various learning machines based on the concept of positive reinforcement. His inventions were generally:

• A) sophisticated computers
• B) cellular phones connected together
• C) paper-and-pencil tests
• D) specially designed video games
• E) card-and-plastic devices

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Definitions:

Gestalt Psychologists

Psychologists who emphasize that the whole of anything is greater than its parts and are known for their work on perception and problem-solving.

Transactional Analysts

Professionals who study and apply the methods of transactional analysis, a therapeutic approach that examines interactions and communications between people to understand and improve human relationships.

Behaviorists

Psychologists who focus on observable behaviors and the ways in which certain behaviors are learned through interaction with the environment.

Psychoanalysts

Professionals who practice psychoanalysis, a therapeutic technique originally developed by Freud that aims to explore unconscious desires and conflicts.