I invented the Operant Conditioning Chamber ( also know as The Skinner Box) which is a labratory apparatus used in experimental analysis of behaviour on animals. This was tested on organisms such as rats and pigeons. It would study the animal on how it would react in different environments, like if the rat were to pull on a leaver within the chamber, it would receive food, thus the animal will continue to pull on the leaver. The point of this experiment was to measure the rate of response, which I advanced in psychological research.
Behavioural Science: Behavioural psychology is a branch of psychology that focuses on observable behaviors.
Greetings fellow colleague. I am very interested in the experiments you have conducted on rat and pigeons; conditiong their behaviour. Although can you apply this experiment on other subjects such as humans?
ReplyDeleteHello Mr. Watson. The Operant Conditioning Chamber is a labratory apparatus, so as far as human testing there would have to be major alterations to the machine and also facing the issue whether it is humane or inhumane to do this kind of testing on human beings, seeing as how there is an electric current running through the floor of the machine. So at this point, the testing is based solely for animals as the human brain is far more complex and able to absorb information at a quicker rate.
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