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.

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Burrhus Frederic Skinner 4
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psychologist ⓘ
academicDegree PhD in psychology ⓘ
awardReceived American Psychological Association Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award ⓘ
surface form: 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 Union College ⓘ
surface form: Hamilton College

Harvard University ⓘ
employer Harvard University ⓘ
Indiana University ⓘ
University of Minnesota ⓘ
familyName B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Skinner
fieldOfWork behaviorism ⓘ
experimental analysis of behavior ⓘ
psychology ⓘ
fullName B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Burrhus Frederic Skinner
givenName B. F. Skinner (born Burrhus Frederic Skinner) self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: 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 radical behaviorism ⓘ
surface form: 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 ⓘ
surface form: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
positionHeld professor of psychology ⓘ
sexOrGender male ⓘ
spouse Yvonne Blue Skinner ⓘ
theoryDeveloped operant conditioning ⓘ
radical behaviorism ⓘ

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