A World of Difference : B.F. Skinner and the Good Life Nova : Season 6 Episode 3
TV-PG PBS 1h 00m
Aired: January 18th, 1979 @ 9:00 PM EST on PBS
In 1945, B.F. Skinner shocked the world by putting his 13 month-old daughter, Deborah, into a 'box.' The box was actually a climate-controlled crib designed for comfort and protection, and the young psychologist was merely testing his theory that environment controls behavior. NOVA portrays the life of this famous behavioral psychologist now in his 70's and living quietly in Cambridge as Emeritus Professor of Psychology at Harvard University.
