Skinner chose to primarily study the type of behavior he called _____ instead of _____, the type of behavior studied by Watson and Pavlov.

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Skinner focused on operant behavior, which is behavior that is strengthened or weakened by the consequences that follow, rather than respondent behavior, which is behavior that is elicited by a preceding stimulus and was the focus of Watson and Pavlov's classical conditioning studies.

Skinner Chose to Primarily Study the Type of Behavior He