Burrhus Frederic Skinner
1904-1990
American Psychologist
During the mid-twentieth century, B. F. Skinner became the most widely known proponent of behaviorism in psychology, the theory that human beha...
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Skinner, Burrhus Frederic
1904–1990
AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGIST, WRITER
HARVARD UNIVERSITY, Ph.D., 1931
Brief Overview
Burrhus Frederic (B.F.) Skinner (1904–1990) is considered by most to be o...
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Skinner, B. F.
The reinventor and foremost champion of behaviorist psychology, Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904–1990) was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania on March 20, and died at age 86 in Camb...
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Skinner, B. F. (1904-1990)
The American psychologist B. F. Skinner was renowned for his pioneering work in behaviorism. Born on March 20, 1904, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, Burrhus Frederic Skinner w...
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Skinner, B. F.(1904–1990)
The name of B. F. (Burrhus Frederic) Skinner has become virtually synonymous with behaviorism. By introducing the concept of "operant conditioning" (in t...
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The American experimental psychologist Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904-1990) became the chief exponent of that form of behaviorism known as operationism, or operant behaviorism.Born in Susquehanna, Ohi...
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The American experimental psychologist Burrhus Frederic Skinner (1904--1990) became the chief exponent of that form of behaviorism known as operationism, or operant behaviorism. Born in Susquehanna, O...
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B.F. Skinner was an American psychologist and an influential advocate of behaviorism, which views human behavior in terms of physiological responses to the environment and regards the controlled, scie...
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B. F. Skinner was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. As a youth, he showed talent for music and writing, as well as mechanical aptitude. He attended Hamilton College as an English major, with the goal...
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Borris Frederick Skinner was born March 20, 1904, in the small town of Susquehanna; and he died in August of 1990 at the age of 76. Skinner's father was a lawyer, and his mother, as were many mot...
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