2.+History

History
 * Ø ** Major Experiments/Inventions **
 * o The Operant Box aka Skinner’s Box
 * § And invention/experiment that allowed Skinner to manipulate an animal’s active behavior rather than just their reflexes.
 * o The Baby-Tender aka “Heir Conditioner”
 * § An Invention, by Skinner, that was an air controlled crib that was supposed to be comfortable and safe for babies rather than standard the standard cribs




 * o The Puzzle Box
 * § And experiment/Invention created by Thorndike to study the trial and error behavior of animals


 * Ø ** Publishing’s **
 * o // The Behavior of Organisms // (Skinner, 1938)
 * § The published results of his Operant Box experiment lead to the writing of this book.
 * o // Walden Two // (Skinner, 1948)
 * § A novel describing an ideal society that uses negative reienforcement
 * o // Verbal Behavior // (Skinner, 1957)
 * § Language is learned through operant conditioning and imitation
 * o // Beyond Freedom and Dignity // (Skinner, 1971)
 * § Discusses that on the surface a good and selfless deed may look like it is of the person’s own free will. However we do not know what is beneath the surface and what motivated the action.
 * o A Doctoral dissertation (Thorndike, in the Psychological review)
 * § The published results of his Puzzle Box experiement


 * Ø ** Beliefs **
 * o B. F. Skinner believed that the mind was born as a blank slate (Meece, 2008). Which in his opinion meant that language is nurtured and not innate which lead to the writing of the //Verbal Behavior//. Because when observing infants he notices that when they reached the age range 6-8 months their random babbling was reinforced with smiles, praise, etc. (Berger, 2006).
 * o B.F. Skinner believes that behavior is not just a passive but behavior can be active and shaped accordingly.