1. B.F. Skinner
Skinner's entire system is based on operant conditioning. ... With pigeons, he developed the ideas of operant conditioning and "shaping behavior" (R. ... "Unlike Pavlov's "classical conditioning," where an existing behavior (salivating for food) is shaped by associating it with new stimulus (a bell ringing), operant conditioning is the rewarding of a partial behavior or a random act that approaches the desired behavior. Operant conditioning can be used to shape behavior. ... When B.F. was low on food pellets in the middle of one study he was doing, he decided to reduce the number ...
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