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Praxis II PLT 7-12

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The behavioral theorist B.F. Skinner, used a system referred to as operant conditioning. Operant conditioning uses both negative and positive reinforcement to deter undesirable responses and promote desired responses. Which of the following was Skinner trying to show could be accomplished through conditioning techniques?
  1. How voluntary behavior could be unnatural
  2. How voluntary behavior could be shaped
  3. How involuntary behavior could be shaped
  4. How involuntary behavior could be unnatural
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Answer: B - How voluntary behavior could be shaped. Operant conditioning attempts to condition voluntary behaviors through a system of reinforcements.
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