Asked by Audrey Sarver on Jul 05, 2024
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Skinner believed that respondent behavior
A) produces a change in the organism's environment.
B) must occur before reinforcement can occur.
C) is emitted in the absence of a stimulus.
D) does not account for most human behavior.
Respondent Behavior
behavior that occurs as a direct response to a specific stimulus, often without conscious decision, in classical conditioning.
- Absorb Skinner's outlook on the dynamics between human behavior and the surrounding environment.
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Madison SchroederJul 10, 2024
Final Answer :
D
Explanation :
Skinner believed that respondent behavior (also known as reflexive or elicited behavior) is controlled by stimuli that precede the response, but he argued that most human behavior is operant behavior, which is emitted rather than elicited and is controlled by its consequences rather than by a preceding stimulus. Thus, he believed that respondent behavior does not account for most human behavior.
Learning Objectives
- Absorb Skinner's outlook on the dynamics between human behavior and the surrounding environment.