Principal Skinner: (Over phone) I know Weinstein's parents were upset Superintendent, but I was sure it was a phony holiday. I mean, it sounds so made-up: Yom kip-pur! Permalink: Yom kip-pur!

B.F. Skinner gave us concepts like “conditioned behavior,” “positive reinforcement,” and even “time-outs” for children. But he was also a radical among psychologists who cast aside ...

Burrhus F. Skinner, professor of Psychology, yesterday attacked "Look magazine for a pictorial feature on his work and termed it "very inaccurate. Skinner considered taking libel action again ...

B.F Skinner, a leading 20th century psychologist who hypothesized that behavior was caused only by external factors, not by thoughts or emotions, was a controversial figure in a field that tends ...