What is he best known for?
The fields of study he is best known for:
- World War II
- Cognition
- Social science
His main research concerns Behaviorism, Reinforcement, Cognitive psychology, Psychoanalysis and Cognitive science.
In the subject of general Behaviorism, his work in Psychological behaviorism is often linked to Subject matter, thereby combining diverse domains of study.
His work on Operant conditioning as part of general Reinforcement study is frequently linked to Anxiety, therefore connecting diverse disciplines of science.
His Cognitive science research is multidisciplinary, relying on both Law of effect and Stimulus–response model.
His Teleological behaviorism and Radical behaviorism study in the realm of Epistemology interacts with subjects such as Animal behavior.
B. F. Skinner interconnects Environmental ethics and Experimental analysis of behavior in the investigation of issues within Radical behaviorism.
His most cited work include:
- Science and human behavior (7226 citations)
- Principles of Behavior (3987 citations)
- The Behavior of Organisms (3132 citations)
What are the main themes of his work throughout his whole career to date?
His primary areas of study are Behaviorism, Cognitive psychology, Psychoanalysis, Cognitive science and Social psychology.
His Behaviorism study improves the overall literature in Epistemology.
His research on Epistemology often connects related topics like Content.
Cognitive psychology is frequently linked to Reinforcement in his study.
B. F. Skinner works on Cognitive science which deals in particular with Experimental analysis of behavior.
His research on Action frequently links to adjacent areas such as Subject.
He most often published in these fields:
- Behaviorism (12.86%)
- Cognitive psychology (10.95%)
- Psychoanalysis (8.57%)
What were the highlights of his more recent work (between 1984-2020)?
- Behaviorism (12.86%)
- Cognitive science (8.57%)
- Social psychology (8.57%)
In recent papers he was focusing on the following fields of study:
His primary scientific interests are in Behaviorism, Cognitive science, Social psychology, Epistemology and Psychoanalysis.
His biological study spans a wide range of topics, including Aesthetics, Feeling, Imitation and Social science.
His Social psychology research is multidisciplinary, incorporating perspectives in Contrast and Social environment.
His research in Epistemology is mostly focused on Teleological behaviorism.
B. F. Skinner studied Teleological behaviorism and Action learning that intersect with Artificial intelligence.
His research in Psychoanalysis tackles topics such as Communication which are related to areas like Experimental analysis of behavior.
Between 1984 and 2020, his most popular works were:
- The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis (2403 citations)
- Are Theories of Learning Necessary (1292 citations)
- Superstition in the pigeon. (1088 citations)
In his most recent research, the most cited papers focused on:
- World War II
- Social science
- Cognition
B. F. Skinner mainly investigates Behaviorism, Cognitive psychology, Cognitive science, Feeling and Social science.
The study incorporates disciplines such as Spite, Taste and Psychoanalysis in addition to Behaviorism.
His Cognitive psychology study which covers Natural selection that intersects with Social psychology.
The various areas that B. F. Skinner examines in his Cognitive science study include Psychology, Philosophy and Physiology, Theoretical psychology and Philosophy of psychology.
The Social science study combines topics in areas such as Survival of the fittest and Environmental ethics.
As a part of the same scientific family, B. F. Skinner mostly works in the field of Metaphor, focusing on Reading and, on occasion, Radical behaviorism.
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