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Skinner argued that behaviorist principles could solve human problems at the family and even international level...
...Skinner's most famous books describe his ideal society: Walden Two (1948), a novel about a utopian community based on behaviorist principles, and Beyond Freedom and Dignity (1971), which holds that in an ideal world traditional ideas about freedom and dignity need no longer apply...
...Stimulus and response will eventually be connected by neurology. Psychology can give only a clear explanation of what we can see and measure," said Skinner, referring to behaviorist theories that explain behavior in terms of a given response from a given stimulus...
...emeritus professor also said the etymological definition of anger is vexation, an external event. According to behaviorist theory, this event causes a certain response, including a physical reaction. Interpretation of this reaction leads to what humans call emotions...
...Social behaviorist B.F. Skinner, Pierce Professor of Psychology Emeritus, yesterday told a standing-room-only audience at the Graduate School of Education that teachers should reinforce classroom learning with computer education in order to expedite the learning process...