Lots of people say EB Titchener, EC Tolman, EG Boring, and EL Thorndike. Usually it is because they used this form of their name in publication. In SKinner's case, he never use his first name "Burrhus." He went by the diminutive of his middle name, "Fred."
Chris Green York U. Toronto =========== michael sylvester wrote: > > > I could swear that your students will not know.Btw,why is he the only > behavioral scienist we address with his first two inititials? We do > not say P Brandon,C Green, S Black,or C Hull,so why the BF Skinner? > Was there a Jaywalking episode where Jay Leno asked people what the BF > stands for in BF Skinner? > > Michael Sylvester,PhD > Daytona Beach,Florida > --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([email protected])
