B.F. Skinner By: Michelle Beilein, Kaci Carlyle, Victoria Massimo, Sandra Meyer and Kristen Mercurio

Brief History and Timeline of Major Events  1904  1926  1929  1930  1931  1943  1944  1953  1966  1968  1972  1990

Theories and Inventions  Radical behaviorism  Reinforcement  Negative and positive  Air crib  Cumulative recorder  Operant conditioning chamber  Teaching machine

Influence on education  Positive vs. negative reinforcement in the classroom  Age appropriate skill can be taught  Five steps

Where would he teach?  Classroom characteristics  Positive environment  More than one teacher  Rewards/ prizes  Teaching machines  “Student Control Groups”  (Activity centers)

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