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The 20 pages that link to B. F. Skinner, each with the reason it gives.

• BehaviorismRelated: Skinner made operant conditioning the most influential later form of behaviorism.

• Language acquisitionRelated: His account of verbal behavior became a prominent target of Chomsky’s critique.

• Operant conditioningRelated: His work systematized the study of behavior shaped by its consequences.

• ReinforcementRelated: His work systematized the study of consequences that strengthen operant behavior.

• Behavior therapyRelated: His account of reinforcement became a foundation for many behavioral interventions.

• Edward ThorndikeRelated: Skinner extended consequence-based learning research while replacing Thorndike’s terminology and framework.

• John B. WatsonRelated: Skinner extended behaviorism beyond Watson’s focus on stimulus-response relations.

• Albert BanduraRelated: Skinner’s account of reinforcement formed a prominent backdrop to Bandura’s alternative.

• Learning theoryRelated: His work made consequences and reinforcement central to influential learning theories.

• PigeonRelated: Skinner used pigeons in experiments on learning and behavior.

• ConditioningRelated: His work formalized the study of behavior shaped by consequences.

• George C. HomansRelated: Skinner’s reinforcement principles supplied a central premise for Homans’s exchange propositions.

• History of psychologyRelated: His work extended behaviorism through experimental analysis of learning and reinforcement.

• Instructional materials developmentRelated: Programmed instruction applied reinforcement principles to materials and learner responses.