The watershed years of 1958-1962 in the Harvard Pigeon Lab
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Catania, A. Charles. “The Watershed Years of 1958-1962 in the Harvard Pigeon Lab.” Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 77, no. 3 (May 2002): 327–45. https://doi.org/10.1901/jeab.2002.77-327.
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During the years 1958-1962, the final years of support by the National Science Foundation for B. F. Skinner's Pigeon Lab in Memorial Hall at Harvard University, 20 or so pigeon experiments (plus some with other organisms) ran concurrently 7 days a week. The research style emphasized experimental analyses, exploratory procedures, and the parametric exploration of variables. This reminiscence describes some features of the laboratory, the context within which it operated, and the activities of some of those who participated in it.