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Skinner box [1 record]

Record 1 2008-07-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Experimental Psychology
  • Animal Behaviour
  • Human Behaviour
DEF

[A] device in which animal learning behaviour can be strictly controlled and measured.

CONT

Much work in learning uses animal subjects, such as white rats. They are trained to run through mazes, or to manipulate levers in small enclosures called Skinner boxes, in order to receive rewards and avoid punishment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Psychologie expérimentale
  • Comportement animal
  • Comportement humain
CONT

Le conditionnement «opérant» [...] Dans la situation type de la cage de Skinner, munie d'un petit levier et d'un distributeur de nourriture, un rat, appuyant par hasard au cours de son exploration sur le levier - acte moteur définissant la réponse - est immédiatement récompensé par une ration de nourriture - le renforcement.

OBS

boîte de Skinner : Le second type de conditionnement [...] dans la situation étudiée par Skinner, on utilise une boîte comportant à l'intérieur un petit levier; si le rat qui y est introduit appuie sur celui-ci, une boulette de nourriture lui est délivrée.

Spanish

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