Which of the following statements about the apparatus known as the Skinner box is FALSE?
A) An appropriate response allows the subject to escape.
B) An appropriate response often provides the subject with a food reward.
C) Data collection in the Skinner box is almost entirely automated.
D) The Skinner box was developed several decades after Thorndike's puzzle box.

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The Skinner box is designed primarily for operant conditioning experiments where the subject (typically a rat or pigeon) can make a response (like pressing a lever) to obtain a reward (like food) or avoid a punishment (like a mild electric shock). It doesn't specifically allow the subject to escape, which is more characteristic of Thorndike's puzzle box, where animals had to perform a specific action to escape from the box and receive food.

Which of the Following Statements About the Apparatus Known as the Skinner