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B. F. Skinner was part of the behaviorial school of thought. He came up with the idea of operant conditioning.

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What were some of BF Skinners major accomplishments and experiments?

B.F. Skinner was a renowned psychologist known for his work in behaviorism and operant conditioning. His major accomplishments include developing the Skinner Box, a device used to study animal behavior, and identifying principles like reinforcement and punishment that shape behavior. Some of his well-known experiments include the Skinner Box experiments with rats and pigeons, which demonstrated how behaviors can be reinforced and shaped through consequences.


What are BF Skinner's accomplishments?

BF skinner is afamous psycologist who worked with mice and a stimulus...he used food pellets to reward the rat or electrocuted the rat when it did not pull the lever...after time the rat was able to be trained to pull the lever automatically when put in the cage


How many books has BF skinner written?

B.F. Skinner published over 20 books during his career as a psychologist. His most well-known works include "The Behavior of Organisms" (1938), "Science and Human Behavior" (1953), and "Beyond Freedom and Dignity" (1971). Skinner's writings heavily influenced the fields of behaviorism and psychology.


What is the one behavior that BF Skinner admits is not conditioned?

BF Skinner admits that some behaviors, such as reflexes or fixed action patterns, are not learned through conditioning. These behaviors are innate and are genetically programmed in an individual's biology.