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Record 1 - internal organization data 2008-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Experimental Psychology
- Animal Behaviour
- Human Behaviour
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Skinner box
1, record 1, English, Skinner%20box
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[A] device in which animal learning behaviour can be strictly controlled and measured. 1, record 1, English, - Skinner%20box
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, English, - Skinner%20box
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Psychologie expérimentale
- Comportement animal
- Comportement humain
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cage de Skinner
1, record 1, French, cage%20de%20Skinner
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- boîte de Skinner 2, record 1, French, bo%C3%AEte%20de%20Skinner
see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 1, record 1, French, - cage%20de%20Skinner
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, French, - cage%20de%20Skinner
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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