B.F. Skinner began his famous research into the world of Psychology after being heavily influenced by John Watson and Ivan Pavlov. As stated in class, John Watson shifted from the focus of study on the mind and paid closer attention to observable behavior. Watson focused on what people might do rather than what the might experience. Watson, of course, was also influenced by someone and that someone was Ivan Pavlov. As observed in class, Pavlov used his dogs to show that a stimulus (feeding his dogs) can result in a response (salvation). Skinner was able to use both the principles created by Watson and Pavlov to create his own theoretical approach to behaviorism. Skinner, being most famous for his contribution to operant behaviorism, mentions
