单词 | skinner box |
释义 | Skinner boxnoun Psychology.a box used in experiments in animal learning, especially in operant conditioning, equipped with a mechanism that automatically gives the animal food or other reward or permits escape, as by opening a door. Origin of Skinner boxFirst recorded in 1940–45; named after B. F. Skinner Words nearby Skinner boxskinking, skinless, skinned, skinner, Skinner, B. F., Skinner box, Skinnerian, skinnery, skinny, skinny-dip, skin off one's nose Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for Skinner boxSkinner box nouna device for studying the learning behaviour of animals, esp rats and pigeons, consisting of a box in which the animal can move a lever to obtain a reward, such as a food pellet, or a punishment, such as an electric shock Word Origin for Skinner boxC20: named after B. F. Skinner Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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