Teaching Development Learning Question Bank Past Year Questions Paper-7

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    Operant conditioning theory is propounded by        [UPTET-2017-I]

    A) Hull                 

    B) Thorndike

    C) Hegarty            

    D) Skinner

    Correct Answer: D

    Solution :

    Skinner is regarded as the father of Operant Conditioning, but his work was based on Thorndike's (1898) law of effect. According to this principle, behavior that is followed by pleasant consequences is likely to be repeated, and behavior followed by unpleasant consequences is less likely to be repeated.


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