A Study Of B.F. Skinner And Behaviorism

Part I of Essay
B.F. Skinner has been one of the most notable psychologists in the 20th century to talk about behaviorism and the effects of rewards and punishments in a controlled environment. His studies include operant behavior and developmental psychology, as well as, his study ....

Part II of Essay
.... in 1904. He graduated from Hamilton College in 1926. After becoming interested in the works and studies of John B. Watson and Ivan P. Pavlov, he studied with animal learning and functions of the nervous system. He received his Ph.D. in behavioral psychology at Harvard in 1931. In 1936, he then worked as part of the faculty at the University of Minnesota. A few years later in 1939 to 1945, during World War II, he designed the "baby box" or better known to psychologist as the "Skinner box". It was a controlled environmental chamber for infant ....