Although its theory is based on the law of effect that Thorndike formulated from his puzzle box experiments, it differs from instrumental conditioning in that the subject is free to respond at any time, and thus the rate of response is measured.
Although its theory is based on the law of effect that Thorndike formulated from his puzzle box experiments, it differs from instrumental conditioning in that the subject is free to respond at any time, and thus the rate of response is measured. Responses are guided through reinforcement, such as the food provided to pigeons in a Skinner box. FTP, name this form of response in which a test subject is conditioned to act on its environment.
Although its theory is based on the law of effect that Thorndike formulated from his puzzle box experiments, it differs from instrumental conditioning in that the subject is free to respond at any time, and thus the rate of response is measured.
{Operant} conditioning