Walden Two By B. F. Skinner

Author of the utopian novel, Walden Two (1948), Burrhus Frederic Skinner was born on March 20th, of 1904 in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania. Skinner can also be described as the creator of the behaviorist theory of psychology. B.F. was born to a father occupied as a lawyer and a mother who did not work but stayed at home to tend to Skinner’s needs. Skinner had an early interest in building and inventing gadgets which later on in his life plays a minor role in his success. On the path of education, Skinner arrived at the point of where to attend college. B.F. started his college career at Hamilton College where he discovered his love for writing. The college student was confident enough to try a profession in writing, but only to come short of success. Although disappointed and unsuccessful, Skinner took a different path in academics and decided to attend Harvard University and study Psychology. It was at Harvard that Skinner started the long and different journey on the development of behaviorism. Using his …show more content…
The psychologist wanted to train the pigeons to lead bombers to a destination during World War II. Due to an unclassified cancellation, Skinner wasn’t able to teach them to lead, but despite the rejection, he was able to teach them how to play ping pong. B.F. converged onto a new path during the war, one that was more domestic. As he and his wife conceived a baby, his wife requested a crib would be made. Skinner went about a different way in creating this crib, a way that would entail the extinction of blankets for the baby. The crib was clear glass and had a heater connect to the crib. After the creation of the crib, he created a teaching machine. The inspiration for the machine was caused by the growing of his kids. Education had become one of his priorities and using his psychology knowledge he was able to give his kids a taste of