York University
Classics in the History of Psychology: Psychology as the Behaviorist Views It
Classical article by John B. Watson (one of the founders of Behaviorism) defining his views on Behaviorism.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Annual Box Rat Training Competition
This Access Excellence class project describes what young scholars need to raise and train rats using the methods pioneered by the psychologist B.F. Skinner.
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of American History: Slates, Slide Rules and Software
Did you learn to calculate using a 7-foot-long slide rule? Did you learn about the properties of numbers using brightly colored Cuisenaire rods? Ever wonder who invented the graph paper you used in geometry class? Go back to the...
Shippensburg University
Shippensburg University: Personality Theories: b.f. Skinner
This biographical survey of the behaviorist B.F. Skinner (1904-1990) also discusses his writings (Walden II) and his theories on aversive stimulus, shaping, and the like.
PBS
Pbs: A Science Odyssey b.f. Skinner
Brief biographical information, insight on Skinner's ideas and beliefs, and an explanation of operant conditioning.
SparkNotes
Spark Notes: Language and Cognition: Theories of Language Acquisition
Discusses the two main influences on language acquisition - environmental as put forward by G.F. Skinner, and biological as espoused by Noam Chomsky.
Famous Scientists
Famous Scientists: B. F. Skinner
Learn about the life and work of one of the most influential psychologists of all time, B.F. Skinner. He is known for inventing the operant conditioning chamber, and for his own experimental analysis of behavior.
Other
Simply Psychology: Language Acquisition
Provides an overview of the theories of language acquisition put forward by B.F. Skinner and Noam Chomsky. Includes two videos.