Reference Information: Slater, Lauren. Opening Skinner's Box: Great Psychological Experiments of the Twentieth Century. 2008 W.W. Norton & Company
Summary Information: In the opening chapter of Opening Skinner's Box, Slater discusses the titular experiment: Skinner's Box. Skinner was the behavioral psychologist who invented the theory of Operant Conditioning. Slater goes into great detail about his theories, some of his more well known experiments, and some of the controversy surrounding the scientist.
Discussion: This book has a very interesting style of writing to it. At certain points, Slater is very professional, such as when she's talking about Skinner's experiments revolving around behavioral reinforcement. However, at several points in the book, Slater starts using a conversational tone, distracting the reader away from the topic at hand.
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