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  2. B. F. Skinner - Wikipedia

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    Skinner was born in Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, to Grace and William Skinner, the latter of whom was a lawyer. Skinner became an atheist after a Christian teacher tried to assuage his fear of the hell that his grandmother described. [14] His brother Edward, two and a half years younger, died at age 16 of a cerebral hemorrhage. [15]

  3. Teaching machine - Wikipedia

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    B. F. Skinner was responsible for a different type of machine which used his ideas on how learning should be directed with positive reinforcement. [8] Skinner advocated the use of teaching machines for a broad range of students (e.g., preschool aged to adult) and instructional purposes (e.g., reading and music).

  4. Learning theory (education) - Wikipedia

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    A classroom in Norway. Learning theory describes how students receive, process, and retain knowledge during learning.Cognitive, emotional, and environmental influences, as well as prior experience, all play a part in how understanding, or a worldview, is acquired or changed and knowledge and skills retained.

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  6. Shaping (psychology) - Wikipedia

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    Shaping sometimes fails. An oft-cited example is an attempt by Marian and Keller Breland (students of B.F. Skinner) to shape a pig and a raccoon to deposit a coin in a piggy bank, using food as the reinforcer. Instead of learning to deposit the coin, the pig began to root it into the ground, and the raccoon "washed" and rubbed the coins together.

  7. Family of death row inmate calls for Tennessee governor to ...

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    The family of Tennessee death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton held a press conference asking Gov. Bill Lee to examine the case for a potential pardon.

  8. New details emerge about man accused of killing ... - AOL

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    7:12 a.m. ET: Thompson was taken to Mt. Sinai Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. Fake New Jersey ID Mangione's week on the run came to an ignominious end at a McDonald's in Altoona on Dec. 9.

  9. Doctors Say This Nighttime Behavior Can Be A Sign Of Dementia

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    There are plenty of reason you might feel off in the late afternoon and evening. Maybe you’re mentally wiped after socializing all day, or your brain is fried from hours of work.