A REVIEW OF REVIEWS ON THE 70TH ANNIVERSARY OF B.F. SKINNER’S THE BEHAVIOR OF ORGANISMS

Authors

  • João Claudio Todorov Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Goiás e Instituto de Educação Superior de Brasília

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18542/rebac.v4i1.839

Abstract

B. F. Skinner’s The Behavior of Organisms (Skinner, 1938) made a lasting impact in the world of psychology as a system for the organization of experimental data and data from formal and informal observations, and as the description of a totally innovative research program. In contrast to the hypothetico-deductive Zeitgeist of the time, Skinner offered a way to theorize through induction, beginning with observed data that lead to hypotheses which are then tested. The present paper celebrates this anniversary considering reviews of the book that have been published by important authors like Ernest R. Hilgard, Philip N. Hineline, J. W. Donahoe, and D. C. Palmer.Keywords: Skinner, experimental analysis of behavior, research programme, organization of experimental data.

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Published

2012-03-26

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 1 (2008)

Section

Theoretical Articles

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