Skinner's research showed that ____________ is an integral factor for both learning and maintaining a particular behavior.
A) perception
B) reinforcement
C) recognition
D) compliance

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Skinner's research on operant conditioning found that reinforcement is essential in both learning and maintaining a behavior. Positive reinforcement increases the likelihood of a behavior being repeated, while negative reinforcement involves removing something unpleasant to increase the probability of a behavior recurring. Skinner believed that behavior does not depend on sentence stimuli and reinforces responses that are closer to the desired behavior, through a process called shaping.

Skinner's Research Showed That ____________ Is an Integral Factor for Both