Knock Wood! Skinner,
B.F
(1948).
believed that everything
connection
Superstition in pigeon.
psychological
superstitious behavior and
Journal of experimental
essentially,
Psychology.
including
Skinner was one of the most influential and most wisely
know
psychologists. Skinner is considered by most to be the
father
of
behaviorism,
radical is
the
inventor of the famous skinner box. Skinner basic theories
provided
an
interesting example of this approach
to
studying
behaviors and offers and a “Skinnerian�
explanation
of a behavior with which we are all familiar. Skinner referred to as a radical behaviorist
because
he
is, behavioral
between
sum
the
reinforcing
public
or
consequence. Even though
external behaviors.
In
in reality there is not this
1985 and 1987 Skinner
connection exists because
meet with Michael and
the
Morris to discuss the term
accidentally
reinforced.
radical behaviorism, for
Conclusion
Most
Skinner,
psychologists believe that
all
behavior,
behavior
was
weather
internal
or
even though superstitious
external
could
be
behaviors do not produce
by
the
the consequences that you
explained environmental
think they do. This feeling
consequences it processes.
of increased power and
Theoretical Propositions
control that is sometimes
When
created
we
believe
superstitious. thinks
in
Skinner
noncontiguous
by
behavior
superstitious
can
lead
to
reduced anxiety, greater
reinforcement. He believes
confidence
that the reason people do
assurance, and improved
this is that they believe or
performance.
presume that there is a
and
in