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12 May, 07:56

The psychologist most closely associated with the study of operant conditioning was

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    B) B. F. Skinner.

    Explanation:

    The options for this question are missing, the options are:

    A) Albert Bandura.

    B) B. F. Skinner.

    C) Ivan Pavlov.

    D) John Garcia.

    E) John B. Watson.

    In psychology, Operant conditioning is a method of learning that occurs through rewards (that increase the probability for one behavior to take place) and punishments (that decrease the probability for one behavior to take place).

    Operant conditioning appeared after classical conditioning, since psychologists started to think that classical conditioning was too simple when explaining behaviors. The most famous psychologist who is associated with operant conditioning was B. F. Skinner and he is considered the father of operant conditioning.
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