Title: Notable contributors to the psychology of personality film #12: Dr. B. F. Skinner, professor of psychology at Harvard University /
Authors: Bauer, James L.,; Evans, Richard I. 1922-; B. F. Skinner Collection (Harvard Film Archive)
Publisher: [s.n.,
Year: 1964
Subjects: Skinner, B. F.; Animal behavior United States.; Laboratory animals United States.; Behavior modification United States; Animal intelligence Testing; Military research United States.; Animal memory.; Animal experimentation United States; Research and development contracts, Government.
Abstract: An interview with the psychologist B. F. Skinner examining the treatment of the mentally ill, Walden II, social values, as well as aversive present educational system reactions to statistical methods. B. F. Skinner’s system was based on operant conditioning, where the organism encounters a special kind of stimulus, called a reinforcing stimulus. Behavior modification is the therapy technique based on Skinner’s work. It is very straight forward, extinguish an undesirable behavior (by removing the reinforcer) and replace it with a desirable behavior by reinforcement. It has been used on addictions, neuroses, shyness, autism, and even schizophrenia.