Term ID: T3987

Operant Chamber

/operant-chamber/
A controlled environment used in behavioral research to study learning through reinforcement and punishment schedules.
Example: Skinner boxes containing levers and food dispensers used to study how rats learn through reward and consequence systems.

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Reference: Skinner (1938)