Random History

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I have taught Psychology for the past 12 years or so. It is an introductory class, so we cover many of the theorists and topics that you would expect; DeCartres, Pavlov, Freud, Jung, and Watson. One of the most important theorists we cover in this class is B.F. Skinner. There have been all kinds of stories about Skinner and his experiments through the years, but I stumbled upon today’s story while searching for a video on operant conditioning to show my students. The story is how Skinner worked with the military to come up with a new guidance system for bombs

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Random HistoryBy Argos101