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Forming Concepts — Unit test

Question 4 • FL-1700370-Critical Thinking and Study Skills

Using operant conditioning, B. F. Skinner showed that animals could be trained to perform complex tasks.

Answer
A
T
B
F

Explanation

The statement is true. Skinner used operant conditioning, reinforcing successive steps of a behavior (a process called shaping), to train animals to perform complex tasks. Choice A, T, correctly marks the statement as true.

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