Part one of term paper
On August 10, 1990 Burrhus Frederick Skinner received a citation for lifetime contribution to psychology from the American Psychological Association. It reads inpart: “With great sensitivity to the human condition combined with rigorous standards and a broad outlook, you laid the foundation for innovative applications of your work in clinic ...

Part two of term paper
... our view of the human capacity to learn.” (Sparzo 1992, 225) B.F. Skinner was a man, as seen from the words above, who “fundamentally and forever changed” societies view of the human capacity to learn. In his 86 years Skinner contributed enormously to the field of education through his research, books, and theories of learning. Skinner considered himself to be a radical behaviorist and focused much of his research on the learning process. Through his research Skinner’s main contributio ...