Well, Skinner's pigeons did not fly by themselves, but they were trained to peck at outlines of ships so as to guide missiles to their target during WWII ... the military did not support "Project Pigeon" wholeheartedly though Skinner claimed it would have worked. Each nose cone had three pigeons, and majority vote ruled (in case one pigeon got nervous-in-the-service to use theold phrase). The project was cancelled in 1944, but inspired Project Orcon (for organic control) which was later replaced by electronic guidance systems.
If people have not read Skinner's account of this project, it is worth the trouble. He is intelligent, witty, irreverent, and insightful. A contrast to our tendency to be overly cautious in our hypotheses and conclusions. btw, worth reading about his daughter's crib project as well http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon ========================== John W. Kulig, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology Coordinator, Psychology Honors Plymouth State University Plymouth NH 03264 ========================== ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael sylvester" <msylves...@copper.net> To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <tips@fsulist.frostburg.edu> Sent: Tuesday, January 14, 2014 8:33:29 PM Subject: [tips] Catching student cheaters * It was reported on my area news media that somewhere in the U.S a school has found a way to catch students who may be cheating on exams. A fly equipped with a mini camera on its body flies around the classroom like a drone and relays to a monitor. * Why didn't Skinner think of conditioning flying pigeons? * Btw,does this type of thing be construed as an intrusion of students' privacy? michael This email is free from viruses and malware because avast! Antivirus protection is active. --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: ku...@mail.plymouth.edu . To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66454&n=T&l=tips&o=32740 (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) or send a blank email to leave-32740-13338.f659d005276678c0696b7f6beda66...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@jab.org. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32754 or send a blank email to leave-32754-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
