From Aircrib to Walden Two

摘要: Many textbooks and articles about B. F. Skinner’s work assert that operant conditioning procedures with rats pigeons or drill practice in human beings, but not complex behaviors such as problem solving creativity. The impression these secondary sources give is Skinner was much concerned larger issues, nor behavior more sophisticated than giving the answer to questions like “What 2 + 2?” While it true first book reported on of (Skinner, 1938), one other a compendium using (Ferster & Skinner, 1957), rest books could possibly his main concern laboratory animals. Take, for example, (1953) textbook, Science Human Behavior. Of 449 pages, half are devoted general principles analysis behavior. remaining 222 pages discuss including chapters labeled “Self-control,” “Thinking,” “The Self,” “Social Behavior,” “Designing Culture.” breadth welfare always surprises those who know only through sources.