Skinner, B.F.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner, U.S. behavioral psychologist and social philosopher, 1904-1990. He was one of the most important psychologists of the 20th century, a major proponent of behaviorism, and the inventor of the operant conditioning chamber (the Skinner box).
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Venes, Donald, editor. "Skinner, B.F." Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Nursing Central, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773332/all/Skinner_box.
Skinner, B.F. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773332/all/Skinner_box. Accessed September 30, 2026.
Skinner, B.F. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773332/all/Skinner_box
Skinner, B.F [Internet]. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 September 30]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/773332/all/Skinner_box.
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