BF Skinner Designed an Educational Practice Based on Operant Conditioning

question 142

Multiple Choice

B.F. Skinner designed an educational practice based on operant conditioning. This practice worked on the assumption that complex tasks that involve conceptual learning along with motor skills can be broken down into small steps. This design was called

• A)programmed learning.
• B)operant learning.
• C)motor learning.
• D)conceptual learning.

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Definitions:

Primary Motor Cortex

A region of the cerebral cortex involved in planning and executing voluntary movements.

Motor Speech Area

An area of the brain responsible for the planning and execution of speech, typically located in the frontal lobe.

Brain Waves

Patterns of neuronal electrical activity in the brain, detectable by EEG.

Information Processing

The series of actions or steps taken to understand and use information.