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Skinner

/skˈɪnər/
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(noun) Someone who skins animals.

B.F. Skinner was a famous psychologist who studied behavior.
A skinner is a person whose job is to remove the skins from animals.
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The famous psychologist B.F. ____ is best known for his work on operant conditioning.

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