> On Jan 6, 2016, at 5:29 PM, Mike Palij <m...@nyu.edu> wrote: > > > (2) However, in spite of BSS not being a valid category until 1980, > the list of NMS laureates in the list linked to below has as its > first entry in this category as Neal Miller in 1964. Skinner comes > in 1968. However, Neal Miller is officially in BSS while Skinner > is in "Biological Sciences" (note the footnote in the Wiki list). > IMHO, I think the NSF got it backwards for these two > > > -Mike Palij > New York University > m...@nyu.edu <mailto:m...@nyu.edu>
Hi Mike: Respectfully, I disagree with your assessment. Skinner’s dissertation was concerned with the definition of “reflex” which he concluded was best considered as a reliable correlation between stimulus and response. Both Lorenz and Tinbergen followed very similar paths (i.e., Fixed Action Patterns; although Tinbergen was much more concerned with mechanism). Skinner, as far as I can tell, always considered himself a whole-organism biologist, as distinct from a reductionist biologist. He was closer to field ecology and eschewed slice and dice anatomy. Ken --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kenneth M. Steele, Ph.D. steel...@appstate.edu <mailto:steel...@appstate.edu> Professor Department of Psychology http://www.psych.appstate.edu <http://www.psych.appstate.edu/> Appalachian State University Boone, NC 28608 USA --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: arch...@mail-archive.com. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=47790 or send a blank email to leave-47790-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
