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B.F ﻿Skinner  March 20, 1904 - August 18, 1990

Psychologist and Philosopher

Education:
Burrhus received his BA in English from Hamilton College in upstate New York.After some traveling, he decided to go back to school, this time at Harvard. He got his masters in psychology in 1930 and his doctorate in 1931.

** Perspective: **
Skinner believed the idea that behavior is determined by its consequences, whether they are punishments or reinforcements, therefore making the behavior more or less likely to occur again. He also rejected the existence of a mind as a thing seperate from the body. Although he did not deny the existence of thoughts.

** Major accomplishments: **
1. In 1945, he became the chairman of the Psychology Department of Indiana University. 2. Created the "baby box", which maintains the body temperature allowing them to only wear a diaper. 3. Awarded the Warren Medal by the Scoiety of Experimental Psychologists.

** Other contributions: **
1. Introduced the term Verbal Behavior in 1957 2. Skinner introduced the concept of critical period in reinforcing an event.

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