B.F. Skinner Foundation - Videos
The B.F. Skinner Foundation has an extensive collection of videos about B. F. Skinner and his work. We will be adding more videos to this page as we continue to digitize the tapes and film we have.
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Pigeon Ping-Pong (00:39)
Two pigeons play ping-pong as Skinner explains the contingencies of reinforcement used.
Shaping a Turn (01:25)
B.F. Skinner demonstrates and narrates shaping a complete turn in a pigeon.
Problem-solving in the Pigeon (1:05)
This video shows a bird solving a problem. Previously the bird had been taught two separate behaviors: 1) to peck a banana that was easily within its reach when no box was in the chamber, and 2) to move a box around when no banana was present. This performance answers the question “Could the pigeon combine those two actions and reach the banana by moving the box to get to it?”
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Schedules of Reinforcement
Schedules 2 plus “reading” in a pigeon