All tagged B-F- Skinner

Becoming Skinner

Perhaps taking passionate, more-convicted-than-you-could-possibly-be stands that move the discipline forward is worth looking arrogant, short-sighted, and foolish several decades down the lineā€¦

Rejecting Behaviorism... Again.

At some point, I am forced to admit that some really smart people believed this stuff; and that these ideas contributed to critical advances in the field; and that someday in the not-too-distant future, students will read about my theories and wonder how any sentient being could have convinced themselves the world worked that way.