B. F. Skinner and the Revolutionary Science of Behavior - Softcover

Riggott, Julie A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1088256279 ISBN 13: 9781088256275

Publisher: IngramSpark, 2024

Synopsis

Have you ever heard of B. F. Skinner? A lot of people haven't. And yet he made one of the most important scientific discoveries in history - he discovered a science of behavior. When Burrhus Frederic (Fred) Skinner was a kid, he made toys, built a cabin in the woods and designed a contraption to remind him to hang up his pajamas every morning. That creative kid who tinkered, solved problems and figured out how things worked grew up to do the same thing in the lab at Harvard University. There, he discovered the laws of behavior, which explain why we behave the way we do. More importantly, he figured out how we can change our behavior and improve our lives.Though he discovered the science of behavior, was honored with the Award for Lifetime Contributions from the American Psychological Association, and was recognized as the most eminent psychologist of the 20th century, Skinner's amazing work is not widely known.This biography takes young readers through Fred's journey from creative kid to groundbreaking scientist - and shows us that with a science of behavior anything is possible! 

About this title

About the Authors

Julie Riggott is the author of "B. F. Skinner and the Revolutionary Science of Behavior," a biography for middle-grade readers. She has been a freelance writer and editor since 2009, doing marketing and communications work for various clients as well as editing and proofreading. She previously worked as a writer and editor in print journalism.

Haydn David Schlinger won his first award for drawing in a national Scholastic Books contest when he was in kindergarten. In third grade, he designed a bookmark for Vroman's Bookstore, Southern California's oldest independent bookstore, and won in his age category; that bookmark was placed in a time capsule in the store in Pasadena. He is 13 years old.

Edition details

• Publisher: IngramSpark
• Publication date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1088256279
• ISBN 13: 9781088256275
• Binding: Paperback
• Illustrator: Schlinger Haydn David
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 114