The Skinner Box

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf experimental apparatus
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs operant conditioning chamber
gptkbp:category psychological testing equipment
gptkbp:documentedIn Skinner's publications
gptkbp:features gptkb:public_speaker
light
lever
electric grid floor
food dispenser
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Skinner Box
gptkbp:influenced experimental psychology
animal training
behavior analysis
gptkbp:influencedBy Thorndike's puzzle box
gptkbp:introducedIn 1930s
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:B._F._Skinner
gptkbp:measures learning behavior
response rate
gptkbp:origin gptkb:Harvard_University
gptkbp:relatedTo punishment
reinforcement
shaping
schedules of reinforcement
gptkbp:typicallyUsedWith rats
pigeons
gptkbp:usedFor operant conditioning
animal learning studies
behavioral experiments
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Craig_DeLancey
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8