Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
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Based on a deep analysis of the essential and practical interrelationships between E. L. Thorndike's 'Primary Laws of Learning' and B. F. Skinner's 'Operant Conditioning', which of the following statements most authentically explains the conceptual continuity between Thorndike's 'Law of Effect' and Skinner's 'Schedules of Reinforcement'?
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According to Thorndike's 'Law of Effect', responses that produce satisfying results or pleasant feelings strengthen the stimulus-response (S-R) bond. B. F. Skinner advanced this conceptual foundation to develop the concept of 'Reinforcement' in his 'Operant Conditioning', which is a more developed and systematic form of the law of effect.
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