According to Skinner, the Fundamental Principle of Operant Conditioning Is

question 136

Multiple Choice

According to Skinner, the fundamental principle of operant conditioning is that organisms tend to repeat those responses that

• A)reduce a biological need.
• B)are followed by favorable consequences.
• C)decrease the probability of the consequence that produced it.
• D)increase a biological need.

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