In Skinner's experiment with a rat,the _____ becomes the reinforcer for the behavior of depressing the bar.
A) electric shock
B) food
C) Skinner Box
D) experimenter

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In Skinner's experiment with a rat, the food becomes the reinforcer for the behavior of depressing the bar. When the rat learned that by depressing the bar, it would receive a food pellet, it continued to do so whenever it was hungry. The electric shock was used to discourage other behaviors (such as pressing a lever outside the box) and the experimenter and Skinner Box were simply elements of the experiment setup.

In Skinner's Experiment with a Rat,the _____ Becomes the Reinforcer