The Behavior of Organisms
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The Behavior of Organisms is B. F. Skinner’s foundational 1938 book that systematically outlines the principles of operant conditioning and experimental analysis of behavior.
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book
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non-fiction book → psychology book → |
| academicDiscipline |
experimental psychology
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learning psychology → |
| alternativeName |
The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis
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| author |
B. F. Skinner
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| contribution |
foundation of experimental analysis of behavior
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systematic formulation of operant conditioning principles → |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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| describesApparatus |
operant conditioning chamber
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| describesConcept |
conditioning
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discriminative stimulus → extinction → operant behavior → reinforcement → respondent behavior → schedule of reinforcement → shaping of behavior → |
| describesMethod |
cumulative record
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| field |
behavior analysis
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psychology → |
| firstEditionFormat |
hardcover
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| focusesOn |
experimental methods
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laboratory research with animals → |
| hasAuthorRole |
B. F. Skinner
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experimental data
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methodological discussion → theoretical chapters → |
| influenced |
applied behavior analysis
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behavior therapy → learning theory in psychology → |
| influencedBy |
Edward L. Thorndike
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Ivan Pavlov → John B. Watson → |
| language |
English
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| mainSubject |
behaviorism
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experimental analysis of behavior → operant conditioning → |
| notableFor |
distinction between operant and respondent behavior
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rigorous experimental approach to behavior → |
| publicationYear |
1938
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| publisher |
Appleton-Century
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| theoreticalOrientation |
radical behaviorism
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| timePeriod |
20th century
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rats
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The Behavior of Organisms
("The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis")
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B. F. Skinner
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