Burris Frederic Skinner

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Burris Frederic Skinner

• March 20, 1904 - August 18, 1990

By Crissy Smith and Laura Thomas
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BEHAVIORIST

• THOSE WHO VIEW ALL BEHAVIOR AS A RESPONSE TO
  EXTERNAL STIMULI.

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STUDIES

• MASTERS IN PSYCHOLOGY FROM HARVARD, 1930.
• DOCTORATE, 1931.

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STUDIES

• OPERANTS
• REINFORCEMENT
• SKINNER BOX
• REINFORCEMENT SCHEDULES
• CONTINUOUS
• FIXED RATIO
• FIXED INTERVAL
• AVERSIVE STIMULI
• BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION

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HIS THANG

• OPERANT CONDITIONING

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EDUCATIONAL IMPACT

• BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION
• TOKEN ECONOMY