B.F.Skinner discovered __________ with his studies on pigeons pecking at a target to get a food pellet.
A) classical conditioning
B) operant conditioning
C) new age conditioning
D) associative conditioning

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Operant conditioning is a type of learning in which the consequences of a behavior determine whether it is more or less likely to occur again. In Skinner's experiment, pigeons were rewarded with food pellets for pecking at a target, which increased the likelihood that they would peck at the target again.

BFSkinner Discovered __________ with His Studies on Pigeons Pecking at a Target