Operant conditioning is the procedure by which a change in the consequences of a response will affect the rate at which the response occurs
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
ANS: T
FEEDBACK: Operant conditioning is the procedure by which a change in the consequences of a response will affect the rate at which the response occurs. It is illustrated by the experiment of a food-deprived rat put in Skinner's operant-conditioning apparatus, also known as the Skinner box.
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