Summary of Skinner's Research
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Editorial for your local newspaper summarizing Skinner's research and contributions to psychology. Be sure to focus on:
o Operant conditioning
o Punishment
o Reinforcement
o Superstitious behavior
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This posting will look at the 4 main elements of Skinner's research:
o Operant conditioning
o Punishment
o Reinforcement
o Superstitious behavior
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Skinner's contribution to psychology is vast, since he shed light into animal and human learning, and explained ways that we learn and process stimuli in the environment. He helped pave the theory of operant conditioning which is defined as the modification of behavior by making the presence or absence of rewards or punishment contingent on behavior. This is also called instrumental learning. Keep ...
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