American psychologist and the leading exponent of behaviorism, holding that behavior should be explained by observable responses to environmental stimuli rather than by inferred mental states. His operant-conditioning research, conducted largely at Harvard, underlies behaviourist approaches to classroom management and programmed instruction.
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BirthplaceSusquehanna, Pennsylvania 1 Nationality / Culture Defining ContributionDeveloped operant conditioning, showing that behavior is shaped by its consequences (reinforcement and punishment), and applied it to instructional design through programmed learning and the teaching machine. 1 Notable WorkThe Behavior of Organisms (1938) 1 B.F. Skinner
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Skinner spent virtually his entire academic career at Harvard.
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Structural Learning, Pedagogy Explained
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The theory of B.F. Skinner is based upon the idea that learning is a function of change in overt behavior.
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Wikimedia FoundationTheories and Approaches Developed: Operant Conditioning, Operant conditioning, lead section
B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) is referred to as the Father of operant conditioning, and his work is frequently cited in connection with this topic.
Associated With: Harvard University, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B._F._Skinner, lead section
He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1948 until his retirement in 1974.
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Radical behaviorism is a "philosophy of the science of behavior" developed by B. F. Skinner.
Nathan Azrin, 82; applied theory to help people change
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Dr. Nathan Azrin practiced the theories he learned at Harvard University under behavioralist B.F. Skinner.
Montrose M. Wolf (1935-2004)
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Francis Bacon, Claude Bernard, and B. F. Skinner by Jack Michael
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Behaviourism as a Craft of Habit
B.F. Skinner, named for the approach this essay describes
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