B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner)

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author behaviorist human inventor psychologist

B. F. Skinner was an influential American psychologist and behaviorist best known for developing the theory of operant conditioning and pioneering experimental analysis of behavior.

Aliases (4)

B. F. Skinner ×68
Burrhus Frederic Skinner ×4
Skinner ×2
Burrhus ×1

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	author → behaviorist → human → inventor → psychologist →
academicDegree	PhD in psychology →
awardReceived	American Psychological Association Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions → National Medal of Science →
conceptCoined	operant conditioning → reinforcement (behavioral psychology) → shaping (behavioral psychology) →
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America →
dateOfBirth	1904-03-20 →
dateOfDeath	1990-08-18 →
educatedAt	Hamilton College → Harvard University →
employer	Harvard University → Indiana University → University of Minnesota →
familyName	Skinner →
fieldOfWork	behaviorism → experimental analysis of behavior → psychology →
fullName	Burrhus Frederic Skinner →
givenName	Burrhus →
influenced	applied behavior analysis → behavior therapy → education technology →
invented	cumulative recorder → operant conditioning chamber →
knownFor	Skinner box → experimental analysis of behavior → operant conditioning → programmed instruction → radical behaviorism → schedules of reinforcement → verbal behavior theory →
languageOfWorkOrName	English →
movement	behaviorism →
nationality	American →
notableWork	Beyond Freedom and Dignity → Science and Human Behavior → The Behavior of Organisms → Verbal Behavior → Walden Two →
placeOfBirth	Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, United States →
placeOfDeath	Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States →
positionHeld	professor of psychology →
sexOrGender	male →
spouse	Yvonne Blue Skinner →
theoryDeveloped	operant conditioning → radical behaviorism →

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