B.F. Skinner developed his "Skinner box," or an "operant-conditioning chamber," with the belief that human and animal behavior can be analyzed by examining three different parts of each action. Which of the following is the first one of those parts to occur?
a. the operant response
b. the discriminative stimulus
c. the process of determining what response is needed
d. the reinforce/punisher
Answer: B
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