A box used in operant conditioning of animals that limits the available responses and, thus, increases the likelihood that the desired response will occur is called a __________
A) trial box.
B) response box.
C) Watson box.
D) Skinner box.

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The box described in the question is commonly known as a Skinner box, named after the psychologist B.F. Skinner who developed it for use in his studies of operant conditioning. The box usually contains a lever or button that an animal can press to receive a reward, and it is designed so that other responses are limited or impossible, increasing the likelihood that the desired response (pressing the lever) will occur.

A Box Used in Operant Conditioning of Animals That Limits