SKINNER BOX


Meaning of SKINNER BOX in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈski-nər-ˌbäks ]

noun

Etymology: B. F. Skinner

Date: 1940

: a laboratory apparatus in which an animal is caged for experiments in operant conditioning and which typically contains a lever that must be pressed by the animal to gain reward or avoid punishment

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.