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.
acquired appreciate good period time tremendous watch wow
In all honesty, I think Jared is an acquired taste. You have to watch him for a long period of time to appreciate what he does. There is nothing he does that is going to wow you. He's not tremendous at anything, but he's very, very good at all things.
appreciation credit focus game great guys liked scholars-and-scholarship start tremendous
I've got a great appreciation for the focus they've brought. We didn't start off as well as we would've liked in the league. For us to be in the championship game after 0-3 ... it's a tremendous credit for all the guys on this club.
bit concern tremendous
I think it's a tremendous accomplishment, considering how we started. There was a little bit of concern about that.
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.
might people
You might as well get used to it, there are some new people in town.