B. F. Skinner

B. F. Skinner
Burrhus Frederic Skinner, commonly known as B. F. Skinner, was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was the Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
Date of Birth20 March 1904
CitySusquehana Depot, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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We haven't finished yet. But not only has he scored a lot of points, he's accumulated a lot of wins. To me, that's clearly more important than the points scored.
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There are a number of studies published that report on varying degrees of effectiveness. But there are also a lot of studies that point to the fact that the vaccines are effective in preventing the serious complications that lead to hospitalizations and death, and that's an important note that we should never lose sight of.
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What I tell them at the top is point your skis to the first gate and have fun.
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The point is for the governor-elect to, first of all, have an opportunity to talk directly with commuters and business men and women about his vision for tackling the state's transportation challenges.
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We just stayed out of trouble all day and tried to keep the fenders on that thing. We were right there in the top-10. That was just Skinner luck.
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We weren't patient enough. We settled. There were some opportunities on the perimeter, but you don't have to settle for the shot. You can still drive the ball to the basket. That's the strength of our club.
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We went flat and started coasting after the 7-1 lead after two innings. But I thought we played pretty good for the first game of the season.
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We try to change it up, the way we play defense during the game.
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We expected them to give us a good game. I thought this would be a great challenge for us, and that proved to be correct.
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We're disturbed by that. You want to go out and respect the opponent and respond to that. We didn't take it as a challenge. We just went with the flow. Quite honestly, the game's over. We have to get ready for league play.
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It was the recognition in our zone offense. It comes in the flow of the game. It's not like we want to come down and fire up threes.
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The security for this is incredible. It's taken me by surprise, actually.
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And what this paper in the Lancet really attests to is the need for us to have really good surveillance for the emergence of drug resistant influenza, and the emergence of novel strains or new strains of influenza, so that we can move quickly to prevent the spread of these influenza viruses when they occur,