Books

Books by B. F. Skinner

  • The Behavior of Organisms: An Experimental Analysis. New York: Appleton-Century, 1938. Print copies available in our bookstore.
  • Walden Two. New York: Macmillan, 1948. Audiobook available in our bookstore.
  • Science and Human Behavior. New York: Macmillan, 1953. Print copies available from Amazon.
  • Schedules of Reinforcement. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1957. (with C. B. Ferster) Print copies also available in our bookstore.
  • Verbal Behavior. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1957. Print copies also available in our bookstore.
  • Cumulative Record. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1959; Enlarged edition, 1961. Third edition, 1972. Print copies of definitive edition produced by the B. F. Skinner Foundation in 1999 are also available in our bookstore.
  • The Analysis of Behavior: A Program for Self-Instruction. New York: McGraw Hill, 1961. (with J. G. Holland)
  • The Technology of Teaching. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1968. Print copies available in our bookstore.
  • Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis. New York: Appleton-Century-Crofts, 1969. Print copies also available in our bookstore.
  • Beyond Freedom and Dignity. New York: Knopf, 1971.
  • About Behaviorism. New York: Knopf, 1974.
  • Particulars of My Life. New York: Knopf, 1976.
  • Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1978.
  • The Shaping of a Behaviorist: Part Two of an Autobiography. New York: Knopf, 1979.
  • Notebooks. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1980. (edited by R. Epstein) Print copies available in our bookstore.
  • Skinner for the Classroom. Champaign, IL: Research Press, 1982. (edited by R. Epstein)
  • Enjoy Old Age: A Program of Self Management. New York: W. W. Norton, 1983. (with M. E. Vaughan)
  • A Matter of Consequences: Part Three of an Autobiography. New York: Knopf, 1983.
  • Upon Further Reflection. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1987.
  • Recent Issues in the Analysis of Behavior. Columbus, OH: Merrill, 1989.

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