B F Skinner Was One of the Best Known Psychologists in in the United

question 217

Multiple Choice

B. F. Skinner was one of the best known psychologists in the United States, and also one of the most misunderstood. Which of the following is an INACCURATE statement regarding B. F. Skinner?

• A) Skinner regarded himself not as a self but as a repertoire of behaviours resulting from an environment that encouraged searching and investigating.
• B) Skinner denied the existence of human consciousness.
• C) Skinner invented an "Air-Crib" because he believed that to reduce a baby's cries of distress and to make infant care easier for parents, you should fix the environment.
• D) Skinner said that internal events are as real as any other event, but they cannot explain behaviour.

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