Which of the following statements about B. F. Skinner is False?

a. Skinner conducted many of his studies with animals as opposed to human subjects.

b. Skinner made every effort to study organisms under precisely controlled conditions.

c. Skinner believed that the mechanisms of learning among humans are different than the mechanisms of learning among animals.

d. Skinner trained pigeons to pilot missiles during World War II and congratulated himself on the degree of control he was able to exercise over the pigeons.

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Rayne Dillon

26 March, 18:28

Which of the following statements about B. F. Skinner is False?

a. Skinner conducted many of his studies with animals as opposed to human subjects.

b. Skinner made every effort to study organisms under precisely controlled conditions.

c. Skinner believed that the mechanisms of learning among humans are different than the mechanisms of learning among animals.

d. Skinner trained pigeons to pilot missiles during World War II and congratulated himself on the degree of control he was able to exercise over the pigeons.

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Landen Branch · Answer 1

Option A

Explanation:

Yes Skinner made efforts to study organism under precisely controlled circumstances, he believe that the mechanism of learning among animals is different from humans, he contributed to the world war 2 by training pigeons but he never conducted many research with animals as opposed to human subjects, he also made people believe that the mechanism of learning with humans is different from animals not to oppose the human subjects.