Ogden R. Lindsley Jr. was born on Aug, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Ogden Lindsley was a pioneering behavior scientist who helped bring reinforcement and shaping out of the laboratory and into applied settings..
Ogden R. Lindsley (1922 - 2004)
Ogden Lindsley was born in Providence, Rhode Island on August 11, 1922.
He was a decorated veteran of World War II, having served in the Air Force as an engineer-gunner (1942-45). He earned his A.B. Highest Honors in Psychology (1948) and Sc.M.
Ogden R. Lindsley devoted the greater part of his professional life to the development, exploration, and promotion of precision teaching (PT).
in Experimental Psychology (1950), both at Brown University. He then studied under B.F. Skinner at Harvard University, where he awarded his Ph.D. in Psychology (1957). During that time, Lindsley was Director of the Behavior Research Laboratory at Harvard Medical School (1953-56).
Ogden Lindsley was my professional Father.Later, he remained affiliated with Harvard Medical School, first as a Research Associate in Psychiatry (1956-61) and subsequently as an Associate in Psychology (1961-65). In 1965, Lindsley shifted his focus from the laboratory to special education teacher training.
For several years at the University of Kansas (1965-71) he was Director of Educational Research in the Medical Center and a Research Associate in the Bureau of Child Resea