Which of the following experiments helped B.F.Skinner develop the idea of operant conditioning?
A) Young geese were exposed to Skinner shortly after their birth so they would think he was their mother.
B) A dog was trained to put its paw on a lever in order to receive a pellet of food as a reward.
C) A dog would salivate when presented with a bowl of food so a bell was rung to build the association between the bell and food.
D) A rat was trained to run a maze in a short amount of time in order to receive a reward.
E) A rat was trained to pull a lever to receive a reward of a food pellet.
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