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B. F. Skinner was an American psychologist known for his work on operant conditioning and behavior modification. He developed the science of behaviorism and his research had a significant impact on education, psychology, and other fields.

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Famous B. F. Skinner Quotes

“Do not intervene between a person and the consequences of their own behavior.”

Persons Behavior Consequence

Author:B. F. Skinner

“We have seen that in certain respects operant reinforcement resembles the natural selection of evolutionary theory. Just as genetic characteristics which arise as mutations are selected or discarded by their consequences, so novel forms of behavior are selected or discarded through reinforcement.”

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Book:Science And Human Behavior

Source: Science And Human Behavior

“Behavior is determined by its consequences.”

Behavior Consequence Determined

Author:B. F. Skinner

“The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again.”

Consequence Probability

Author:B. F. Skinner

“Behavior is shaped and maintained by its consequences”

Behavior Consequence

Author:B. F. Skinner

About the Author

Born: March 20, 1904
Died: August 18, 1990
Known for: Psychologist
Quotes: 108

Books & Sources

WALDEN TWORelated source material

Science And Human BehaviorRelated source material

Cumulative Record: Definitive EditionRelated source material

Contingencies of ReinforcementRelated source material

The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental AnalysisRelated source material

The Technology of TeachingRelated source material

Verbal BehaviorRelated source material

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