One idea proposed by this man develops a behavior through gradual approximations; that idea is known as shaping.
One idea proposed by this man develops a behavior through gradual approximations; that idea is known as shaping. By varying the amount of food delivered to test animals, he developed the concept of schedule of reinforcement, in which a certain behavior is rewarded with food at fixed intervals or at a continuous rate. This man developed a box whereby an organism presses a lever to deliver food and also wrote a work which sought to develop a community based on the ideas of Henry David Thoreau. For 10 points, name this American psychologist who developed the operant conditioning chamber and authored Walden Two.
One idea proposed by this man develops a behavior through gradual approximations; that idea is known as shaping.
Burrhus Frederic {Skinner}