skinner box

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noun skinner box 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. 1
noun skinner box a 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 0

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45; named after B. F. Skinner

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