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Skin·ner box | \ ˈski-nər-ˌbäks 
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\Definition of Skinner box
: a laboratory apparatus in which an animal is caged for experiments in operant conditioning and which typically contains a lever that must be pressed by the animal to gain reward or avoid punishment
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Skinner box
nounSkin·ner box | \ ˈskin-ər-ˌbäks \
\Medical Definition of Skinner box
: a laboratory apparatus in which an animal is caged for experiments in operant conditioning and which typically contains a lever that must be pressed by the animal to gain reward or avoid punishment
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The first known use of Skinner box was in 1940
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