An autobiography. [1], Particulars of my life

340 Pages·1976·27.003 MB·English

by  Skinner, Burrhus F.

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ALSO BY B. F. SKINNER
The Behavior ofOrganisms: An Experimental Analysis (1938)
Walden Two
(1948)
Science and Human Behavior (1953)
Verbal Behavior (1957)
Schedules of Reinforcement (1957)
(with Charles B. Ferster)
Cumulative Record (1959, 1961, 1972)
The Analysis of Behavior (1961)
(with James G. Holland)
The Technology of Teaching (1968)
Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis (1969)
Beyond Freedom andDignity (1971
About Behaviorism (1974)
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Skinner, Burrhus Frederic, 1904-
Particulars of my life.
1. Skinner, Bu—rrhus Frederic, 1904-
2. Psychologists Biography. I. Title.
[BF109.S55A33 1977] i5o'.i9'4340924 [B]
ISBN 0-07-057897-4 76-30414
Remembering
Raphael Miller
1904-1929
"Do thou stand for my father and examine me upon
the particulars of my Hfe."
—Henry IV, Part I
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I