Comments on: B.F. Skinner: The Man Who Taught Pigeons to Play Ping-Pong and Rats to Pull Levers http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/b-f-skinners-contributions-to-science-from-teaching-kids-to-training-dogs/ Ideas, innovations and discoveries from the world of science Thu, 23 May 2013 01:28:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4 By: Marina Koren http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/b-f-skinners-contributions-to-science-from-teaching-kids-to-training-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-10225 Marina Koren Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:29:26 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=16983#comment-10225 Thanks for your comment, JL. Freud and Jung both practiced psychiatry, but they studied psychology to do so and developed several psychological theories. In this way, they are regarded as psychologists as well. Thanks for your comment, JL. Freud and Jung both practiced psychiatry, but they studied psychology to do so and developed several psychological theories. In this way, they are regarded as psychologists as well.

]]> By: JL Waldrup http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/b-f-skinners-contributions-to-science-from-teaching-kids-to-training-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-10199 JL Waldrup Sat, 23 Mar 2013 14:13:27 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=16983#comment-10199 Freud and Jung were not psychologists. They were psychiatrists. Freud and Jung were not psychologists. They were psychiatrists.

]]> By: Dr. Jack L. Edwards http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/b-f-skinners-contributions-to-science-from-teaching-kids-to-training-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-10177 Dr. Jack L. Edwards Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:06:59 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=16983#comment-10177 Well, at least she didn't flog the old Chomsky chestnut and, yes, the lead with "ping pong" and "levers" was more of an indication of the "quirkiness" of the author of the article. The most extensive and most recent evaluation of the top 100 psychologists put Skinner at the top of the list. He deserved better than this on the anniversary of his birthday, especially from a site with the name "Smithsonian." Well, at least she didn’t flog the old Chomsky chestnut and, yes, the lead with “ping pong” and “levers” was more of an indication of the “quirkiness” of the author of the article. The most extensive and most recent evaluation of the top 100 psychologists put Skinner at the top of the list. He deserved better than this on the anniversary of his birthday, especially from a site with the name “Smithsonian.”

]]> By: Martin Ivancic http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/2013/03/b-f-skinners-contributions-to-science-from-teaching-kids-to-training-dogs/comment-page-1/#comment-10136 Martin Ivancic Wed, 20 Mar 2013 20:26:51 +0000 http://blogs.smithsonianmag.com/science/?p=16983#comment-10136 In an apparent effort to reach the largest audience possible the author has omitted Dr. Skinner's greatest contribution which is to begin the foundations of a science of human behavior that has continued ever since. At the very least she could have referred to the fact that the Skinner foundation offers Skinner's Science of Human Behavior for free on-line. But you won't find much of what was in this article in there. It may be this article, not Skinner, that stands out for "sheer quirkiness." http://www.bfskinner.org/bfskinner/PDFBooksSHB.html In an apparent effort to reach the largest audience possible the author has omitted Dr. Skinner’s greatest contribution which is to begin the foundations of a science of human behavior that has continued ever since. At the very least she could have referred to the fact that the Skinner foundation offers Skinner’s Science of Human Behavior for free on-line. But you won’t find much of what was in this article in there. It may be this article, not Skinner, that stands out for “sheer quirkiness.”

http://www.bfskinner.org/bfskinner/PDFBooksSHB.html

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