B F Skinner: 12 books
by B. F. Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: April 26, 2016
On Parent's Day, in 1952, B. F. Skinner visited his daughter's fourth grade math class. As he watched the lesson, he became increasingly uncomfortable. Almost every principle of effective teaching that he had studied for more than 20 years was being violated in that classroom. Yet it was a typical...
The Behavior of Organisms
An Experimental Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2016
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...
by B. F. Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 22, 2014
In 1934, at the age of 30, B. F. Skinner found himself at a dinner sitting next to Professor Alfred North Whitehead. Never one to lose an opportunity to promote behaviorism, Skinner expounded its main tenets to the distinguished philosopher. Whitehead acknowledged that science might account...
Contingencies of Reinforcement
A Theoretical Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2014
B. F. Skinner titled this book, Contingencies of Reinforcement, after the heart of his science of behavior. Contingencies relate classes of actions to postcedent events and to the contexts in which those action-postcedent relations occur. The basic processes seem straightforward, but many people do...
Cumulaitve Record
Definitive Edition
Language: English
Release Date: February 3, 2015
As the title suggests, this book contains articles that Skinner first published elsewhere. The articles range widely in content, from the famous “A Case History in Scientific Method” to “Has Gertrude Stein a Secret.” The book is divided into the following sections:
PART I: The Implications...
by B. F. Skinner, C. B. Ferster
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 20, 2015
The contingent relationship between actions and their consequences lies at the heart of Skinner’s experimental analysis of behavior. Particular patterns of behavior emerge depending upon the contingencies established. Ferster and Skinner examined the effects of different schedules of reinforcement...
by B.F Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2012
**The psychology classic—a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled—**from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two.
“This is an important book,...
by B.F. Skinner
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: August 24, 2011
The basic book about the controversial philosophy known as behaviorism, written by its leading exponent. Bibliography, index.
Thanksgiving: Heart-Warming Stories for Children
An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving, Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner, The Queer Little Baker Man, The Genesis of the Doughnut Club, The Thanksgiving of the Wazir, A Turkey for the Stuffing...
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2017
This carefully selected and edited collection is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy Maud Montgomery) An English...
Counting Our Blessings: Wonderful Thanksgiving Tales for Children
44 Stories: The First Thanksgiving, The Thanksgiving Goose, Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner, A Mystery in the Kitchen, The Genesis of the Doughnut Club, The Thanksgiving of the Wazir...
Language: English
Release Date: November 13, 2017
It's that time of the year again when families get together to celebrate, laugh, enjoy, and bond over yummy food! So, come along with us and relish the magic of these Thanksgiving classics for a wholesome holiday mood: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner...
Thanksgiving Tales for Children
40+ Tales in One Volume: Mrs. November's Party, A Dear Little Girl's Thanksgiving Holidays, Millionaire Mike's Thanksgiving, The White Turkey's Wing, A Mystery in the Kitchen and many more
Language: English
Release Date: November 8, 2018
e-artnow presents to you a collection of the most beloved and touching tales of Thanksgiving: An Old-Fashioned Thanksgiving (Louisa May Alcott) The First Thanksgiving (Albert F. Blaisdell, Francis K. Ball) Aunt Susanna's Thanksgiving Dinner (Lucy Maud Montgomery) The Genesis of the Doughnut Club (Lucy...
Thoracic Surgery
Surgical Procedures on the Chest and Thoracic Cavity
Language: English
Release Date: March 14, 2013
It is a great pleasure and honor to be asked to participate in the translation of this important and historical volume on thoracic surgery and to provide this foreword. Martin Kirschner of Mannheim/Heidelberg was an early pioneer in thoracic and esophageal surgery. His operation for bypass of the...