Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
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While micro-analyzing the substantive and operational differences between Thorndike's Trial and Error Theory and Skinner's Operant Conditioning, which of the following statements most accurately clarifies the real difference between the Stimulus-Response (S-R) mechanism and the nature of reinforcement in these two learning theories?
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The main difference between Thorndike's Trial and Error Theory and Skinner's Operant Conditioning is that Thorndike's model is stimulus-driven (S-R) where a pre-determined stimulus compels the organism to react, whereas Skinner's model is response-driven (R-S) in which the organism actively makes an operant response of its own will, and its behavior is guided by the consequences.
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