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    Science and Human Behavior
    Science and Human Behavior
    Science and Human Behavior
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    Science and Human Behavior

    Written by B.F. Skinner

    Narrated by Chris Sorensen

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    The psychology classic-a detailed study of scientific theories of human nature and the possible ways in which human behavior can be predicted and controlled-from one of the most influential behaviorists of the twentieth century and the author of Walden Two.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateOct 16, 2018
    ISBN9781977387943
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    B.F. Skinner

    Burrhus Frederic Skinner was a psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.

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      In order to get Walden Two published, B.F. Skinner had to agree to write an introductory text as part of the deal, and the result was Science and Human Behavior. Since he wrote the text, an empirical science of human behavior has developed, supplementing Skinner's conceptual analysis in this book. Skinner's later chapters, in which he analyzes economic, social, religious, and governmental agencies remain illustrative of how his concepts can be applied to understand complex human behavior, leading to insights not forthcoming from conventional concepts and methods of analysis.