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The main objectives of this chapter are first, to understand B.F. Skinner’s principal contribution to behaviorism, namely the study of operant conditioning; and second, to see how his underlying ideas led to programmed instruction.
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Notterman, J.M., Drewry, H.N. (1993). Behaviorism. In: Psychology and Education. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-1250-3_6
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