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The model of operant conditioning, based on shaping a child's behavior through reinforcement of random acts was created by ________________________________.

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B.F Skinner

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Ope-rant conditioning is the process of reward and punishment. This process was developed by B.F Skinner. He was the father of ope-rant conditioning and his work was based on Thorndi-ke law of effect. According to the law of effect, the pleasant behavior affected by the consequences and repeated many times whereas the unpleasant behavior is less likely to be repeated by the stimulus. B.F Skinner introduced the term reinforcement that follows the law of effect.

The ope-rant conditioning is being used in educational settings as well. Thus the model of ope-rant conditioning was based on shaping the child's behavior through reinforcement of random act and that was created by B.F Skinner.

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