Bunnies/The Real Problem Is Not Whether Machines Think But Whether Men Do
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2 rabbits eating grass (presented at: WindermereSun.com)
Quote of 04/07/2019, “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. (Quote of B.F. Skinner, Photo of Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at WindermereSun.com)
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Pet of the Week, 04/07/2019, below:
2 rabbits eating grass (presented at: WindermereSun.com)
What delicious afternoon snack….of two adorable rabbits…..
Quote of the Week, 04/09/2019, below:
Quote of 04/07/2019, “The real problem is not whether machines think but whether men do. (Quote of B.F. Skinner, Photo of Susan Sun Nunamaker, Presented at WindermereSun.com)
For more on B.F. Skinner, please refer to excerpt from Wikipedia, in italics, below:
Burrhus Frederic Skinner (March 20, 1904 – August 18, 1990), commonly known as B. F. Skinner, was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher.[2][3][4][5] He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.[6]
Skinner considered free will an illusion and human action dependent on consequences of previous actions. If the consequences are bad, there is a high chance the action will not be repeated; if the consequences are good, the probability of the action being repeated becomes stronger.[7] Skinner called this the principle of reinforcement.[8]
To strengthen behavior, Skinner used operant conditioning, and he considered the rate of response to be the most effective measure of response strength. To study operant conditioning, he invented the operant conditioning chamber, also known as the Skinner Box,[9] and to measure rate he invented the cumulative recorder. Using these tools, he and C. B. Ferster produced his most influential experimental work, which appeared in their book Schedules of Reinforcement (1957).[10][11]
Skinner developed behavior analysis, the philosophy of that science he called radical behaviorism,[12] and founded a school of experimental research psychology—the experimental analysis of behavior. He imagined the application of his ideas to the design of a human community in his utopian novel, Walden Two,[13] and his analysis of human behavior culminated in his work, Verbal Behavior.[14] Skinner was a prolific author who published 21 books and 180 articles.[15][16] Contemporary academia considers Skinner a pioneer of modern behaviorism, along with John B. Watson and Ivan Pavlov. A June 2002 survey listed Skinner as the most influential psychologist of the 20th century.[17]
A controversial figure, Skinner has been depicted in many different ways. He has been widely revered for bringing a much-needed scientific approach to the study of human behavior; he has also been vilified for attempting to apply findings based largely on animal experiments to human behavior in real-life settings.
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