Dictionary
Automatic Reinforcer: Mechanics of Internal Reward
An automatic reinforcer is an operant consequence produced directly by a behavior without social mediation,...
# B.F. Skinner
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Theorists
Mark Sundberg – 1950 Present
A comprehensive academic examination of Mark Sundberg's life, theoretical contributions to Skinnerian verbal behavior, and...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theorists
Marian Breland Bailey – 1920 2001
A comprehensive academic examination of Marian Breland Bailey (1920-2001), pioneer of applied behavior analysis, operant...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theorists
Julie Vargas – 1938 Present
A comprehensive academic examination of Dr. Julie Vargas's life, pedagogical innovations, scholarly literature, and leadership...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Approximation Conditioning: Shaping Behavior Step by Step
Approximation conditioning, also known as behavioral shaping through successive approximations, is a core operant method...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Aperiodic Reinforcement: The Engine of Habit
An aperiodic reinforcement schedule is an operant protocol where behavioral responses are rewarded at unpredictable...
November 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theorists
B. F. Skinner – 1904 1990
A comprehensive academic analysis of B. F. Skinner (1904-1990), exploring radical behaviorism, operant conditioning, technological...
October 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Adventitious Reinforcement: Accidental Conditioning
Adventitious reinforcement refers to the accidental pairing of a behavior with an unearned reinforcing stimulus,...
October 6, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Accidental Reinforcement: The Illusion of Cause
Discover the psychological mechanics of accidental reinforcement: how temporal contiguity creates superstitious behaviors, cognitive illusions,...
October 5, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Insight in Pigeons Experiment (Box and Banana) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner box-and-banana experiment demonstrating insight via...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Self-Awareness in Pigeons Experiment (Mirror Test) – Robert Epstein, Robert Lanza, and B.F. Skinner
An academic analysis of the landmark 1981 Epstein, Lanza, and Skinner experiment examining mirror self-recognition...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Operant Conditioning and Radical Behaviorism – B. F. Skinner
A comprehensive academic examination of B. F. Skinner's radical behaviorism, operant conditioning principles, schedules of...
September 16, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti