He found that, among other things, extinction occurred whereby the subject stopped pushing the lever when deprived of pellets.
Its inventor gained inspiration observing squirrels in Harvard Yard, and he has been accused of raising his daughter Deborah in one of these. An interesting effect was brought about by the experimenter's desire to save money on food, resulting in his creation of fixed ratio and fixed interval schedules. He found that, among other things, extinction occurred whereby the subject stopped pushing the lever when deprived of pellets. For 10 points, identify this device which a certain behavioral psychologist used to study operant conditioning in rats.
Its inventor gained inspiration observing squirrels in Harvard Yard, and he has been accused of raising his daughter Deborah in one of these.
{Skinner box} [accept {operant conditioning chamber} before “{operant conditioning}”]