"Organisms tend to repeat responses that lead to positive outcomes, and they tend not to repeat responses that lead to neutral or negative outcomes." These words would most likely have been said by which theorist?

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This statement aligns with the basic principles of operant conditioning, which was developed and studied extensively by B.F. Skinner. Skinner believed that behavior is shaped by its consequences, and that organisms are more likely to repeat behaviors that lead to positive outcomes (reinforcement) and less likely to repeat behaviors that lead to neutral or negative outcomes (punishment or extinction).

"Organisms Tend to Repeat Responses That Lead to Positive Outcomes