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Difference between revisions of "B. F. Skinner"

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Latest revision as of 14:52, March 30, 2024

"Lisa, every good scientist is half B. F. Skinner and half P. T. Barnum."
Principal Skinner[src]
B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner.png
Character Information
Gender:
Male ♂
Status:
Deceased
Occupation: Behaviorism psychologist
First mentioned: "Duffless"
First appearance: "Mr. Lisa's Opus"


B. F. Skinner was an American psychologist and considered the father of behaviorism.

History[edit]

Gary Chalmers's dad used methods by B. F. Skinner to raise him. It made him feel humiliated.[1]

Non-canon[edit]

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Bart spray painted an image of B. F. Skinner with the caption "B. F. Skinner was a weiner" on the wall at Harvard College.[2]

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