B.F. Skinner at Day At Night with James Day (1974)
1974 · Short film · 28 min
Synopsis
One in this interview series hosted by James Day. In this program, Day interviews Harvard psychology professor B.F. Skinner in Boston. Their discussion includes the following topics, among others: Skinner's vision of a Utopian society as described in his books "Walden Two" and "Beyond Freedom and Dignity"; his belief that citizens are controlled by the mass culture rather than by any one institution or authority figure; the state of human freedom; the belief that individuals are the product of their biological and social environment; the revolutionary effects of Darwin's studies on the world's thinking; Skinner's fond memories of his youth; Robert Frost's encouragement of Skinner's writing; Skinner's experiments using behavior modification with pigeons; his interest in developing teaching machines; his views on child rearing; and the invention of the controversial "air crib." Skinner concludes with remarks on his ideas for reforming public school education, as well as on his own future plans.
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- Running time
- 28 minutes
- Language
- English
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- B.F. Skinner
- Behavior
- Behaviorism
- Behaviorology
- Air Crib
- Teaching Machine
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