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Skinnerian

Skinnerian

9.1
A person who uses rewards and repetition to change behavior
  • noun
  • /skɪˈnɛr.i.ən/
  • Specialized
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Examples

  • Like Skinnerian behavioral psychologists, they are primarily focused on measuring education through stimulus and response, and, like the Skinnerians, they tend to regard the classroom as a black box.

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  • A Skinnerian believes that behavior is shaped by reinforcement and punishment.

  • Many Skinnerians advocate for the use of positive reinforcement in classroom management.

  • During the seminar, the Skinnerian explained how conditioning can influence learning outcomes.

Synonyms

behaviorist
vsSkinnerian
  • Specialized
7 6.3

A psychologist who studies actions and uses reward and punishment to change them

supports one specific theorist's methods rather than a general theoretical approach

How Behaviorist

Skinnerian
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behaviorist
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Surface Forms

Skinnerian singular
Skinnerians plural

Morphology

Skinnerian = Skinner (transparent) = Skinner + ian

The person-denoting sense is formed directly from the proper name 'Skinner' with the productive suffix '-ian' that yields a follower or adherent.

Etymology

Skinnerian is formed from the name Skinner and the suffix -ian, meaning 'follower of', as in Freudian. A Skinnerian is therefore a person who follows Skinner's ideas and studies how 'behavior' changes with rewards.