Who in the World is B.F.Skinner?


1.  Operant conditioning and behaviorism is a good web site for an historical outline
    on operant conditioning and behaviorism. This site includes introductory
    information on B. F. Skinner and his work that has been published. It also includes
    information on Thorndike and Watson.

2.  Burrhus Frederic Skinner...a brief autobiography:  Great web page for a rather
    in depth look at the life of B. F. Skinner. This site includes links to his early life,
    his college days and literary interludes, and his life as a scientist.

3.  Burrhus Frederic Skinner is a great web site from the encyclopedia Encarta. It
    gives a brief introduction to B.F.Skinner and describes him as one of the foremost
    exponents of behaviorist psychology. This site has links to educational products,
    books on B. F. Skinner, The B. F. Skinner Foundation, periodicals, news sites,
    and other web sites.

4.  Operant Conditioning provides a look at how this conditioning occurs in
    animals. It also includes the procedure for operant conditioning and
    a link to a picture of the Skinner Box. It also deals with the two types
    of reinforcement and the two kinds of reinforcers.

5.  "Return to Skinner" is an e-mail note written by a man who actually used a
     Skinner Box in an undergraduate classroom. He offers good advice on how to
     go about using a Skinner Box.


This page written by Destin Wilson. Last updated April 5, 1999.
Dr. Lewis, Educational Psychology, Freed Hardeman University