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
B. F. Skinner quotes about
behavior consequence
Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences
book reading knowing
We shouldn't teach great books; we should teach a love of reading. Knowing the contents of a few works of literature is a trivial achievement. Being inclined to go on reading is a great achievement.
reality important way
The way positive reinforcement is carried out is more important than the amount.
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.
teaching behavior contingency
That's all teaching is; arranging contingencies which bring changes in behavior.
education perseverance giving-up
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.
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.
add armor bare bones glass material protected strip together
We strip them down to bare bones and add the armor material and the protected glass and then put them back together. We put them together so that you can't tell that they're armored at first glance.
above heads hole ourselves trying water
We're just trying to put our heads above water here. We put ourselves in a hole and we're just trying to get out of it.
We did just enough to get the win. We need to be a little more inspired, and we weren't.