Skinnerian
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of Skinnerian
Example Sentences
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Language acquisition was something deeper than mere Skinnerian or Clever Hans-ish conditioning, but telling the difference between the two would be exceedingly difficult.
From Slate • Jun. 21, 2018
After Walden Two became popular, about three dozen communities declared themselves to be Skinnerian communes, Hilke Kuhlmann writes in Living Walden Two.
From The Verge • Jan. 24, 2018
It's this vicious Skinnerian cycle that conscious computing seeks to break.
From The Guardian • May 10, 2013
Underlying the method is the Skinnerian conviction that behavior is determined not from within but from without.
From Time Magazine Archive
Such boys, however, were in a minority, the spirit of the place being decidedly Skinnerian.
From The Way of All Flesh by Butler, Samuel
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