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Freedom from Decision: The Psychology of B.F. Skinner

by Adam Gallagher

This modules follows the dramatic transition in psychology from the classical conditioning of Ivan Pavlov to the operant conditioning of B.F. Skinner and his fellow behaviorists. It may function as an important supplement to a unit in biology on the basic patterns of animal behavior and especially of learning.


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