Burrhus Frederic Skinner

The classic work by behaviorist B.F. Skinner offers his analysis of how a "technology of behavior" can condition human responses to the environment.

Beyond Freedom and Dignity

The nature and importance of the controversial philosophy of behaviorism are viewed by its leading exponent

About Behaviorism

This book, which Skinner often call his most important work, extends the laboratory-based principles of selection by consequences to account for what people say, write, gesture, and think. Skinner argues that verbal behavior requires a separate analysis because it does not operate on the environment directly, but rather through the behavior of other peoples in a verbal community. He illustrates his thesis with examples from literature, the arts, and the sciences, as well as from his own verbal behavior and that of his colleagues and children.

Verbal Behavior

Walden Two

A Utopian community organized around behaviorist principles offers provocative alternatives to a society lacking direction

An Experimental Analysis

The Behavior of Organisms

Book in which Skinner inspects human behavior, describing linguistics.

Burrhus Frederic Skinner

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