Experiments
The Contrafreeloading Experiment (Working for Food) – Glen Jensen
A comprehensive academic analysis of Glen Jensen's 1963 contrafreeloading experiment, exploring why organisms choose effortful...
# Operant Conditioning
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Theories
Operant Conditioning and Radical Behaviorism – B. F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic examination of B. F. Skinner's radical behaviorism, operant conditioning principles, schedules of...
Theories
Operant Verbal Behavior Model – B. F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of B. F. Skinner's operant verbal behavior model, exploring primary operants,...
Experiments
The Contrafreeloading Experiment (Working for Food) – Glen Jensen
A comprehensive academic analysis of Glen Jensen's 1963 contrafreeloading experiment, exploring why organisms choose to...
Experiments
The Schedule-Induced Polydipsia Experiment – John Falk
A comprehensive academic analysis of John Falk's seminal schedule-induced polydipsia experiment, adjunctive behavior, and its...
Experiments
The Delayed Matching-to-Sample Experiment (Pigeon Memory) – Donald Blough
A comprehensive academic analysis of Donald Blough's seminal delayed matching-to-sample experiments investigating visual working memory...
Experiments
The Self-Awareness in Pigeons Experiment (Mirror Test) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
An exhaustive academic analysis of the landmark 1981 Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner mirror experiment challenging...
Experiments
The Insight in Pigeons Experiment (Columban Simulations) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Columban simulations by Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner, demonstrating operant...
Experiments
The Learned Industriousness Experiment – Robert Eisenberger
A comprehensive academic outline examining Robert Eisenberger's Learned Industriousness Theory, experimental evidence, mechanisms, and modern...
Experiments
The Token Economy Experiment – Teodoro Ayllon and Nathan Azrin
A comprehensive academic analysis of Teodoro Ayllon and Nathan Azrin's seminal 1968 token economy experiment...
Experiments
The Contrast Effects Experiment (Crespi Effect) – Leo Crespi
A comprehensive academic analysis of Leo Crespi's seminal 1942 contrast effects experiment, examining incentive contrast,...
Experiments
The Peak Shift Effect Experiment – Howard Hanson
A comprehensive academic analysis of Howard Hanson's seminal 1959 peak shift experiment, its theoretical mechanisms,...