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Skinner box

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Skinner box
Etymology: Burrhus F. Skinner, American psychologist, 1904-1990; L, buxus, boxwood
a boxlike laboratory apparatus used in operant conditioning of animals, usually containing a lever or other device that when pressed reinforces by either giving a reward, such as food or an escape outlet, or removing a punishment, such as an electric shock. Also called standard environmental chamber. See also operant conditioning.

Skinner box
an experimental enclosure for testing animal conditioning, in which the subject animal performs (e.g. presses a bar or lever) to obtain a reward. See also instrumental conditioning.


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