Skinner's Operant Conditioning Procedure Is Known as the Free Operant

question 170

Multiple Choice

Skinner's operant conditioning procedure is known as the free operant procedure because a rat

• A) is put on a free feeding schedule before the experiment starts.
• B) is free to enter and leave the chamber.
• C) is free to move about the chamber.
• D) freely controls the rate at which it responds for food.

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