Burrhus Frederic Skinner Summary

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more

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... Read more