The psychology of B. F. Skinner.(Book review)

From: The Psychological Record | Date: March 22, 2008| Author: | Copyright information

O'DONOHUE, WILLIAM, & FERGUSON, KYLE E. (2001).

The psychology of B. F. Skinner.

Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.

Pp. x + 286. ISBN-13: 978-0761917595. $54.95 PB.

Since his death in 1990, at least half a dozen major examinations of the life and work of Burrhus Frederic (B. F.) Skinner have been published. The focus tends to be one of two general types: either an appreciation of Skinner the man and his contributions (Bjork, 1993; Wiener, 1996) or a critique and an aid to further understanding of radical behaviorism and the controversies it generated (Todd & ...

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