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How did acceptance of B. F. Skinners ideas on behaviorism change over time?

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Within psychology the influence of Skinner's radical behaviorism reached its peak in the 1960s, losing credibility in subsequent years as researchers found types of learning (e.g., language acquisition) that violate Skinnerian assumptions.

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