Burrhus Frеdеriс Skinnеr (Mаrсh 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990), соmmоnlу known аѕ B. F. Skinnеr, was аn Amеriсаn рѕусhоlоgiѕt, bеhаviоriѕt, аuthоr, invеntоr, and ѕосiаl рhilоѕорhеr. Hе was thе Edga...
Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything. B. F. Skinner
Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.
Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful. B. F. Skinner
Properly used, positive reinforcement is extremely powerful.
The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned. B. F. Skinner
The environment will continue to deteriorate until pollution practices are abandoned.
The major problems facing the world today can be solved only if we improve our understanding of human behavior. B. F. Skinner
The major problems facing the world today can be solved only if we improve our understanding of human behavior.
The methods of science have been enormously successful wherever they have been tried. Let us then apply them to human affairs. B. F. Skinner
The methods of science have been enormously successful wherever they have been tried. Let us then apply them to human affairs.
Traditional views… have proved to be inadequate. They are largely responsible for the situation in which we now find ourselves. Behaviorism offers a promising alternative. B. F. Skinner
Traditional views… have proved to be inadequate. They are largely responsible for the situation in which we now find ourselves. Behaviorism offers a promising alternative.
The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again. B. F. Skinner
The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.
A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment. B. F. Skinner
A person who has been punished is not thereby simply less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.
The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount. B. F. Skinner
The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten. B. F. Skinner
Education is what survives when what has been learned has been forgotten.
I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is. B. F. Skinner
I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying. B. F. Skinner
A failure is not always a mistake, it may simply be the best one can do under the circumstances. The real mistake is to stop trying.
