Skinner forged the theory of Behaviorism, "a school of psychology that rejects the unobservable and focuses on patterns of responses to external rewards and stimuli" (Skinner, B. ... He enjoyed literature and biology especially (B. ... He continued to read widely and to pursue interests in literature and biology. ... Skinner considered pursuing graduate study in English, but eventually settled on psychology instead. ... He got his masters in psychology in 1930 and his doctorate in 1931, and stayed there to do research until 1936. ...

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