Operant Conditioning (Skinner)
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Upon a detailed analysis of the philosophical and experimental nature of Thorndike's 'Trial and Error Theory' and Skinner's 'Operant Conditioning Theory', which of the following characteristics embodies the most fundamental and important difference between these two learning theories?
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In Thorndike's 'Trial and Error Theory', the Stimulus is presented first and the organism makes a Response, which is known as S-R theory. In contrast, in B.F. Skinner's 'Operant Conditioning', the organism responds independently and receives a stimulus or reinforcement as a result, which is understood as R-S theory.
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