English Explanatory Dictionary

Skinner box

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A box or cage in which a subject (usually an animal) may be isolated from outside influences and studied; used in operant conditioning experiments where the subject can operate a lever to obtain a reward or avoid a painful shock.

Word forms

Skinner box Skinner boxes

Etymology

From Burrhus Frederick Skinner (1904-1990), its inventor.

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