1. One of Skinner’s chief contributions to psychology is said to be the use of behavior rate as a dependent variable. How does this approach differ from Thorndike’s studies of chicks running mazes? ...

1. One of Skinner’s chief contributions to psychology is said to be the use of behavior rate as a dependent variable. How does this approach differ from Thorndike’s studies of chicks running mazes?

2. How was the “Skinner box” an improvement over Thorndike’s puzzle boxes?