Was the term "respondent conditioning" ever utilized in the psychological literature? And would this be more appropriate for operant conditioning than for classical conditioning? Btw,Thorndike and Skinner must love paradoxes.Did Thorndike assume that the cat uses its paws as an lnstrument and hence the term "instrumental conditioning"? Skinner on the other hand seems to have two versions of the term "operant". On one hand the animal acts as an operator with its paws on the environment and on the other hand operant behavior he defines as behavior that is controlled by its consequences. Actually,I prefer the term "effective" to operant.Seems to have more relevance to an evolutionary paradigm. michael --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=28992 or send a blank email to leave-28992-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
