An unexpected WW2 experiment by behaviourist B F Skinner proved that pigeons could be used for missile guidance.

During WWII, psychologist B F Skinner tried to use pigeons to guide missiles towards ... did hundreds of experiments, and wrote for 20 years. Scott Lincicome at the US think tank Cato Institute ...

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She was so successful at training dolphins that she began applying the same techniques to other creatures, including dogs — ...

Operant conditioning (behavior modification) is a metaphor for accountability. B.F. Skinner was an experimental psychologist at the University of Minnesota in the 1940s whose name and work came to ...

Time-out is short for “time-out from positive reinforcement,” a term derived from B.F. Skinner’s behaviorist ... Food was used in early studies on pigeons, chimpanzees, and children.

Rehanne Skinner hailed the spirit, attitude and unity of her West Ham United women’s team as they sealed a semi-final spot in the Subway® Women’s League Cup with a heroic 2-1 victory at Tottenham ...

Rehanne Skinner insists her West Ham United women’s team are looking to rectify Sunday’s defeat to Chelsea in their Subway Women’s League Cup quarter-final at Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday night. The ...