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The long-range impact of the concepts and personalities of J. R. Kantor and B. F. Skinner is considered. The hypothesis is proposed that out of the cooperation and creative debate of these men and their followers there came a broadening and vitalization of stimulus-response psychology. When Kantor, philosopher of science and objective critic, scholar of system and meta-system was joined by Skinner, positivist, experimentalist and innovator, at Indiana University in 1945, students and faculty were indelibly influenced. From the ferment created by the interaction of their similarities and differences came both laboratory experiments and practical applications of behavior principles to the entire range of human organisms.
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Fuller, P.R. Professors Kantor and Skinner—The “Grand Alliance” of the 40’s. Psychol Rec 23, 318–324 (1973). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03394174
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