To measure animal learning,how did B.F.Skinner define the response?
A)Any movement that depended on a certain brain area (such as the motor cortex)
B)Any movement that the animal enjoyed doing (such as running)
C)Any movement that included a certain set of muscles (such as flexors in the legs)
D)Any movement that produced a certain outcome (such as depressing a lever)

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To measure animal learning,how did B.F.Skinner define the response?​
A)Any movement that depended on a certain brain area (such as the motor cortex)
B)Any movement that the animal enjoyed doing (such as running)​
C)Any movement that included a certain set of muscles (such as flexors in the legs)​
D)Any movement that produced a certain outcome (such as depressing a lever)​

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B.F. Skinner defined the response as any movement that produced a certain outcome, meaning that the animal's actions could be measured by the consequences they produced, such as pressing a lever to obtain food. This concept of operant conditioning formed the basis of Skinner's research on animal learning.

To Measure Animal Learning,how Did B