Skinner developed the operant conditioning chamber, later known as the Skinner Box, to study animal behavior. The chamber or box has a key or bar that can be pressed so that the animal obtains a ...

But training pets can go beyond changing their behavior. It can aim to improve ... whereas learning based on mere conditioning does not. An animal’s ability to be instructed stems from the ...

He’s confirming what Pavlov said about conditioning a century ago ... our closest evolutionary ancestor in the animal kingdom. Similarities in Human and Chimpanzee Behavior Support Evolutionary Basis ...