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Unit 4 – Learning
Topic 4.3
In the context of operant conditioning, how did B.F. Skinner's research refine our understanding of Thorndike's Law of Effect?
Skinner added the concept of reinforcement and punishment to the law.
Skinner disproved Thorndike's Law altogether.
Skinner suggested that conditioning happens spontaneously without any consequence.
Skinner combined Thorndike's law with Pavlov's classical conditioning theory.
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