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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A subcortical part of the forebrain, involved in the reward system and the processing of movement and motivation.

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