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B. F. Skinner, organism
1Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County 21228-5398.
The American Psychologist
|November 1, 1992
Abstract:
B. F. Skinner illustrated the power of behavior analysis by turning it upon his own behavior. This article considers parallels in the life and work of Charles Darwin and places Skinner's views on life and death in the context of his selectionist paradigm for psychology. The term organism plays a special role, and the account shows why B. F. Skinner might have regarded it as an appropriate title.