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
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Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences
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We are only just beginning to understand the power of love because we are just beginning to understand the weakness of force and aggression.
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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.
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The major difference between rats and people is that rats learn from experience.
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Give me a child and I'll shape him into anything.
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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.
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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.
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My hats off to Todd, he ran a good race. I just finished second, what can you say. We ran really good.
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Apparently someone blew up down there and we hit his oil. I went up and hit the wall, bent the ball joints, rear end moved over and the wheels were killed. We were just really, really lucky to finish the race.
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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.
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They're double- and triple-teaming him and they're bodying him ... and he's consistently been able to execute his game.
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There's an expansion in the detention operations going on.
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You might as well get used to it, there are some new people in town.
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Education is what survives when what has been learnt has been forgotten.