Skepticism of caricatures: B.F. Skinner turns 100.

From: Skeptical Inquirer | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Gaynor, Scott T. | Copyright information

Juxtaposition of recent claims about B.E Skinner in popular science books with actual quotations from Skinner's work reveals several enduring misinterpretations. Their promulgation is unnecessary and serves no beneficial purpose for the broader scientific community.

March 20 marks the 100th anniversary of B.F. Skinner's birth (March 20, 1904; he died August 18, 1990). Skinner championed psychology as a science of behavior, and in so doing, emphasized the study of behavio...

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