B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner, commonly known as B. F. Skinner, was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth20 March 1904
CitySusquehana Depot, PA
CountryUnited States of America
behavior consequence
Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences
weakness power-of-love force
We are only just beginning to understand the power of love because we are just beginning to understand the weakness of force and aggression.
punishment way psychological
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.
differences people rats
The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.
education children giving
Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.
business directly men men-and-women opportunity point tackling talk vision women
The point is for the governor-elect to, first of all, have an opportunity to talk directly with commuters and business men and women about his vision for tackling the state's transportation challenges.
four great last learn practicing
We are practicing with Hartland and they will get us prepared. They've been there the last four years and we should learn from them. They are a great program.
either everybody fans maybe
It had nothing to do with the game. It was a well-played game. It wasn't even a distraction for either team. Maybe the fans and everybody else got excited.
either fans game impact maybe
It was really incidental. It wasn't even a distraction for either team. Maybe the fans and everyone else got excited, but for us, for the most part, it really didn't have any impact on the game at all.
achieve basically either fake prove tying
You can't fake some things. Either you can play, or you can't. (Fans) want to see if we really can do it. We have to prove we can play. That's basically what we're tying to achieve out there.
achievement conference either gone great matches nice others rose sam seniors special stepped tough win
It's a great feeling. As tough as our conference is, to go 7-0 is a great accomplishment. It's nice to have the seniors win it for you. That's real special and Sam is a special wrestler. All the seniors are special. We had some matches that could have gone either way. Some of them we won, others we lost. We stepped up and rose to the occasion.
arms environment maybe open scholars-and-scholarship welcome
It's not like they welcome you with open arms in that environment, either. This is not really new for us. Maybe we're new to you, but this is not new to us.
execute
They're double- and triple-teaming him and they're bodying him ... and he's consistently been able to execute his game.
detention expansion operations
There's an expansion in the detention operations going on.