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Skinner, B. F.--(Burrhus Frederic),--1904- , Behaviorism (Psychology)--United States--History.
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1996
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BF109.S55B33 1996eb
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150.19/434/092
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Skinner, B. F.--(Burrhus Frederic),--1904- , Behaviorism (Psychology)--United States--History.
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B. F. Skinner and Behaviorism in American Culture
Edited by Laurence D. Smith and William R. Woodward
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1996 by Associated University Presses, Inc.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
B.F. Skinner and behaviorism in American culture / edited by Laurence D. Smith and William R. Woodward. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-934223-40-8 (alk. paper) 1. Skinner, B. F. (Burrhus Frederic), 190490. 2. Behaviorism (Psychology)United StatesHistory. I. Smith, Laurence D., 1950 BF109.S55B33 1996 150.19'.434'092dc20 95-42466 CIP
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CONTENTS
Introduction. Skinner and Behaviorism as Cultural Icons: From Local Knowledge to Reader Reception
William R. Woodward
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Part 1. Skinner as Social Philosopher
1. B. F. Skinner and the American Tradition: The Scientist as Social Inventor
Daniel W. Bjork
35
2. Knowledge as Power: The Baconian Roots of Skinner's Social Meliorism
Laurence D. Smith
56
3. From Hamilton College to Walden Two: An Inquiry into B. F. Skinner's Early Social Philosophy
Nils Wiklander
83
Part 2. Skinner as Scientist
4. Skinner's Progress During the 1930s: Reflexes, Operants, and Apparatuses
S. R. Coleman
109
5. Engineering Behavior: Project Pigeon, World War II, and the Conditioning of B. F. Skinner
James H. Capshew
128
6. Radical Behaviorism: Excerpts from a Textbook Treatment
Eckart Scheerer
151
Part 3. Skinner's Personal World
7. The Personal Culture of Yvonne Blue Skinner
Rhonda K. Bjork
179
8. Freedom and the Control of Children: The Skinners' Approach to Parenting
Elizabeth A. Jordan
199
9. Skinner at Harvard: Intellectual or Mandarin?
John J. Cerullo
215
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Part 4. The Diversification and Extension of Behaviorism
10. B. F. Skinner and the Origins of Programmed Instruction
E. A. Vargas and Julie S. Vargas
237
11. Experimental Analysis of Behavior at Harvard: From Cumulative Records to Mathematical Models
John K. Robinson and William R. Woodward
254
12. The Verbal Legacy of B. F. Skinner: An Essay on the Secondary Literature
Terry J. Knapp
273
Conclusion. Situating B. F. Skinner and Behaviorism in American Culture
Laurence D. Smith
294
Appendix. The Papers of B. F. Skinner and His Harvard Colleagues: Documenting an Academic Community in Psychology
Clark A. Elliott
316
List of Contributors
332
Index
335
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INTRODUCTION SKINNER AND BEHAVIORISM AS CULTURAL ICONS: FROM LOCAL KNOWLEDGE TO READER RECEPTION
William R. Woodward
Behaviorism is perhaps best known through B. F. Skinner's 1948 book Walden Two, a fictional account of a behaviorist utopia. His 1971 best-seller
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