How Did Bf Skinner Influence Human Behavior

B. F. Skinner, a psychologist, believed that one's behavior is determined from the outcome. “The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again” (Skinner). Punishments and rewards determine whether a certain kind of behavior will become a habit. Skinner believes that the human behavior is a product of the environment.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner, more commonly known as B.F Skinner, was born March 20 1904. His father was a lawyer and his mother like most women at the time stayed at home to take care of him and his brother. Skinner enjoyed working hands on. From an early age he showed an interest in building and inventing. When he was younger, he and a friend gathered elderberries and sold them door to door. He built a flotation system to separate ripen berries from the green berries. He also developed an interest in art and literature.
Skinner attended Hamilton College, a small liberal arts institution. He majored in English Literature and minored in Romance Languages. Following his graduation, he attempted a career in writing. He then

His early interest in Psychology was towards Philosophy, the study of the theoretical basis of a particular branch of knowledge or experience. He had minimum college psychology background. Most of his early work was on self observation of memory and perception. Skinner met Fred S. Keller, a behaviorist graduate student at Harvard at the time.
B.F Skinner developed operant conditioning."The consequences of behavior determine the probability that the behavior will occur again" (Skinner). It's the theory that behavior is determined by the consequences following afterward, making it more or less likely that the behavior will occur again. For example a young boy hitting a younger sibling repeatedly without consequences , would cause the behavior to become a habit. If the boy faced consequences he would be less likely to repeat the