He also used operant conditioning to strengthen behavior, considering the rate of response to be the most effective measure of response strength. Skinner developed behavior analysis, especially the philosophy of radical behaviorism, and founded the experimental analysis of behavior, a school of experimental research psychology. Ĭonsidering free will to be an illusion, Skinner saw human action as dependent on consequences of previous actions, a theory he would articulate as the principle of reinforcement: If the consequences to an action are bad, there is a high chance the action will not be repeated if the consequences are good, the probability of the action being repeated becomes stronger. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974. Kausler Sr.īurrhus Frederic Skinner (Ma– August 18, 1990) was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.
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