Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
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While micro-analyzing the substantial and experimental nature of the 'Trial and Error Theory' propounded by Edward Thorndike and the 'Operant Conditioning Theory' propounded by B.F. Skinner in the field of learning, which of the following statements most accurately explains the main substantial difference between these two theories?
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In Thorndike's trial and error theory, the stimulus comes first and the organism responds to it, which is called the S-R paradigm. In contrast, in Skinner's operant conditioning, the organism responds first and the subsequent consequence or reinforcement determines that behavior, which is called the R-S paradigm.
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