In this one-minute video from the B.F. Skinner Foundation, a pigeon uses a red block as a stand. A pigeon positions itself on a block so that a leaf that was out of its proximity before becomes within its reach.
Posts Tagged ‘B.F. Skinner’
B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon and a Red Block
Posted by situationistguest on May 13, 2008
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B.F. Skinner’s Turning Pigeon
Posted by The Situationist Staff on April 30, 2008
In this 85-second video, B.F. Skinner conditions a pigeon to make a complete turn (narrated by B.F. Skinner).
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B.F. Skinner’s Pigeon Ping-Pong
Posted by The Situationist Staff on April 29, 2008
B.F. Skinner trains two pigeons to perform a chain of behaviors for the classroom demonstration. As a result, pigeons engage in a competition, the so-called “pigeon Ping Pong” (narrated by B.F. Skinner).
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