This man's proposed inventions included a large tea glass outfitted with a string, so that it could be carried like a pail.
This man's proposed inventions included a large tea glass outfitted with a string, so that it could be carried like a pail. In one work, this man examined internal, or "autoclitic," speech, which can modify other types, including the labeling "tact" and the requesting "mand." In another book, he claims that one of the title concepts removes both credit for actions and blame for misdeeds by promoting a false sense of (*) autonomy, and asserts that bad behavior could be eliminated through cultural engineering. This author of Verbal Behavior and Beyond Freedom and Dignity examined the formation of superstition in pigeons and created a namesake apparatus in which pressing a lever activates a food dispenser. For 10 points, name this pioneer of operant conditioning, a "radical behaviorist."
This man's proposed inventions included a large tea glass outfitted with a string, so that it could be carried like a pail.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner