Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner is considered one of the most celebrated psychologists since Sigmund Freud. ... Skinner believes that a person’s behavior reflects what he has learned. The learning process in which Skinner’s work is best known for is operant conditioning. ... Skinner was born March 20, 1904 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. ... Although he did not live his life without tragedies, his brother died from a cerebral aneurysm at the age of 16, Skinner was an outgoing boy. ... Skinner wanted to be a writer, receiving his bachelor’s degree in English from Hamilton College. ... Skinner wrote criticizing articles for the school newspaper on the school, the faculty, and also Phi Beta Kappa. ... After living in Greenwich Village in New York City for some time, Skinner traveled for a little while and decided to go back to school, but to Harvard this time. ... The second daughter became famous, as she was the first infant to be raised in one of Skinner’s inventions, the air crib. In 1945, Skinner became the chairman of the psychology department at Indiana University. ... Skinner was a very active man. ... Burrhus Frederic Skinner died August 18, 1990 of leukemia. ... Skinner’s learning process of operant conditioning has had a major influence on the theory of psychology. ... Burrhus Frederic Skinner’s learning process of operant conditioning is used in our everyday lives.