A modified cage containing levers or buttons that can be pressed or pecked by animals and is used to investigate operant conditioning is referred to as a ____.
A)puzzle box
B)sequential conditioning chamber
C)Skinner box
D)pigeon chamber

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The modified cage containing levers or buttons that can be pressed or pecked by animals and is used to investigate operant conditioning is referred to as a Skinner box, named after the famous psychologist B.F. Skinner who developed this tool for studying behavior. A puzzle box is a different type of apparatus used to study animal problem-solving behavior. Sequential conditioning chamber and pigeon chamber are not commonly used terms in the field of psychology.

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