B.F. Skinner

B.F. Skinner was a man who liked to study how people and animals behave. He thought that our actions are mostly based on the things that happen to us right after we do something.

Let's say you have a dog and you give him a treat every time he sits on command. After a while, your dog will learn that whenever he hears you say "sit," he should do it because he will get a treat. This is called "positive reinforcement" and it's something that Skinner studied a lot.

Skinner came up with the term "operant conditioning," which basically means that our behavior is shaped by the rewards and punishments we receive. So, if every time you do something good you get a pat on the back or a piece of candy, you'll be more likely to do it again in the future.

Skinner also studied something called a "Skinner box," which was a special cage for animals. The animals would learn to do certain actions, like pressing a button, to get a reward. This helped Skinner learn more about how animals learn and how they are motivated to do things.

Overall, B.F. Skinner was a psychologist who studied how we learn and behave based on the rewards and punishments we receive.