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  1. Skinner, Fred Skinner, B. F. Skinner, Burrhus Frederic Skinner(noun)



  1. B. F. Skinner

    Burrhus Frederic "B. F." Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974. Skinner invented the operant conditioning chamber, also known as the Skinner Box. He was a firm believer of the idea that human free will was actually an illusion and any human action was the result of the consequences of that same action. If the consequences were bad, there was a high chance that the action would not be repeated; however if the consequences were good, the actions that lead to it would be reinforced. He called this the principle of reinforcement. He innovated his own philosophy of science called radical behaviorism, and founded his own school of experimental research psychology—the experimental analysis of behavior. His analysis of human behavior culminated in his work Verbal Behavior, as well as his philosophical manifesto Walden Two, both of which have recently seen enormous increase in interest experimentally and in applied settings. Contemporary academia considers Skinner a pioneer of modern behaviorism along with John B. Watson and Ivan Pavlov.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of b. f. skinner in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of b. f. skinner in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

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  1. Al Jean:

    We thought it'd be interesting if both Bart and Skinner have a crush on the same woman, she feels Skinner is a wounded soul that she wants to take care of. She is a vet like Skinner, and that's his attraction.

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