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was born March 20, 1904, in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania.
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from Hamilton College, in 1926, where he also belonged to the Lambra Chi Alpha fraternity.
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at Harvard University in 1931.
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After getting PhD, Skinner stayed at Harvard Univ. researching and teaching until 1935
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to Yvonne Blue in 1936 and went on to have 2 daughters, named Julie and Deborah.
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Also known as the "Operant Conditioning Chamber". The box contained a bar or a key that the animal could press in order to recieve food, water, or some other form of reinforcement.
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At the request of his wife, Skinner invented this enclosed heated crib.
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Skinner became the became the psychology dept. chair at the University of Indiana in 1945 and stayed there until 1948.
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the National Medal of Science in 1968.
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the Human of the year award in 1972.
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