B. F. Skinner

Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist and author. He conducted pioneering work on experimental psychology and advocated behaviorism, which seeks to understand behavior as a function of environmental histories of reinforcement. He also wrote a number of controversial works in which he proposed the widespread use of psychological behavior modification techniques (primarily operant conditioning) in order to improve society and increase human happiness.

Works

• About Behaviorism
• by James G. Holland & B. F. Skinner
• Beyond Freedom and Dignity
• (this book includes the authentic account of the much-misrepresented "Baby in a box" device).
• Enjoy Old Age
• Notebooks (book) by B. F. Skinner & Robert Epstein (Ed.)
• Recent Issues in the Analysis of Behavior
• Reflections on Behaviorism and Society
• Schedules of Reinforcement by C. B. Ferster & B. F. Skinner
• Science and Human Behavior
• Skinner for the Classroom by R. Epstein (Ed.) & B. F. Skinner
• The Technology of Teaching
• Upon Further Reflection
• Verbal Behavior
• Walden Two