The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis

The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis

With the publication of his first book, The Behavior of Organisms (1938), B. F. Skinner launched a new science based on selection by consequences as the mechanism through which behavior changes during the lifetime of the individual. The book summarizes nearly ten years of research, spanning the years of Skinnerâ€™s graduate school days at Harvard through his three years as a member of the Society of Fellows. In the book, Skinner defines his basic unit of behavior, which he named the operant, proposes rate as the basic datum, and describes his research programâ€“to identify the variables of which behavior is a function.

After publication of The Behavior of Organisms, Skinner continued research and writing at the University of Minnesota and at Indiana University before returning in 1948 to Harvard. He extended his scientific analysis to the design of cultures in Walden Two (1948), to verbal behavior (Verbal Behavior, 1957), and to the field of education (The Technology of Teaching, 1968). In 1971 Skinner published a best seller, Beyond Freedom and Dignity, addressing the implications of behavioral science for traditional notions of control. These endeavors, and many other articles and books, had their origins in The Behavior of Organisms which opened up a new frontier in the understanding of behavior.

Foreword for e-book edition by W. H. Morse.
Country USA
Manufacturer B. F. Skinner Foundation
Binding Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate 2016-02-15
Format Kindle eBook

Country	USA
Manufacturer	B. F. Skinner Foundation
Binding	Kindle Edition
ReleaseDate	2016-02-15
Format	Kindle eBook

The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis

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