Title:
Chapter 1: Opening Skinner's Box
Reference:
Slater, Lauren. Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century. W.W. Norton & Company: 2008.
Summary:
This chapter focused on the man B. F. Skinner and his work and contributions to behavioral psychology. He worked with rats and pigeons to name a couple molding them to do what he wanted them to do. In his testing he saw results for behavior that was defined by positive reinforcement. The public views him as an evil, but his daughter, Julie, has different views. He had a way with children, according to Julie, and was a humanist.
Discussion:
I think I am really going to like this book. It was great reading about psychological tests and Skinner's thoughts on how our environment molds our society. If you think about it for a little while you get motivated to go out and surround yourself with positive influences so that you yourself will be surrounded with nothing but positive reinforcement and recognition for the favorable things that you do.
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