Discuss how Skinner's distinguishing of operant from respondent conditioning impacted the study of applied
behavior analysis.
What will be an ideal response?
Skinner's discrimination between respondent and operant conditioning and effects of the field of Applied
Behavior Analysis:
• movement from examining reflexive behaviors (respondent conditioning) to voluntary behaviors (operant conditioning)
• focus on establishment of functional relations between behaviors and consequences
• Skinner's focus on operant conditioning led to the establishment of early principles of human behavior and the use of these principles to change human behavior resulting in the focus on behavior modification
• Application of behavior modification principles in real life settings led to the beginning of Applied Behavior Analysis
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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