Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
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Analyzing the fundamental differences between B. F. Skinner's 'Operant Conditioning Theory' and Ivan Pavlov's 'Classical Conditioning Theory', which of the following statements most accurately explains the working mechanism of both theories?
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Operant Conditioning proposed by B. F. Skinner is mainly related to voluntary behavior, in which the organism actively operates in the environment and its behavior is controlled by its consequences (such as reinforcement or punishment). In contrast, Ivan Pavlov's 'Classical Conditioning' is based on involuntary or reflexive behavior, where a specific stimulus automatically produces a fixed response. In this context, the nature of stimulus-response relationships differs in these two behaviorist approaches.
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