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Also Known As Burrhus Frederic Skinner
Born March 20, 1904 • Pennsylvania
Died August 18, 1990 (aged 86) • Cambridge • Massachusetts
Notable Works “Beyond Freedom and Dignity” • “Verbal Behavior” • “Walden Two”
Subjects Of Study programmed learning

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