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Skinner box control module
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Skinner box control module

Date1955-1965
Inventory NumberWJ0971
ClassificationOperant Conditioning Module
Subject
    Maker Department of Psychology, Harvard University founded 1934
    Dimensions18.2 × 11 × 7 cm (7 3/16 × 4 5/16 × 2 3/4 in.)
    DescriptionMounted in instrument rack (WJ1011)
    Signedunsigned
    Curatorial Remarksweight approximate
    FunctionPart of Skinner's Third Set-Up
    Historical AttributesUsed in B. F. Skinner's laboratory in the basement of Memorial Hall at Harvard University as part of his experiments on operant conditioning and behavioral psychology. This was part of Skinner's third experimental set-up.
    rat / monkey pellet feeder
    rat / monkey pellet feeder
    Department of Psychology, Harvard University
    Date: 1960-1970
    Object number: WJ1093
    Image Not Available for three-relay module
    three-relay module
    Department of Psychology, Harvard University
    Date: 1950-1955
    Object number: WJ1007
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    Four-relay module
    Department of Psychology, Harvard University
    Date: circa 1959
    Object number: WJ0981
    Image Not Available for Cam stepper relay module
    Cam stepper relay module
    Date: circa 1950
    Object number: WJ0978
    Image Not Available for Cam Stepper Relay Module
    Cam Stepper Relay Module
    Date: circa 1955
    Accessories: WJ0978 is the other part of Skinner Exhibit #10.
    Object number: WJ1010
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    stepping relay
    Shop-Made
    Date: circa 1959
    Object number: WJ0975
    Image Not Available for Light Panel
    Light Panel
    Grason-Stadler Company
    Date: 1962-1965
    Object number: WJ0972
    Image Not Available for Grason-Stadler Type E783B Relay Bank
    Grason-Stadler Type E783B Relay Bank
    Grason-Stadler Company
    Date: 1955-1962
    Object number: WJ0966
    Image Not Available for Grason-Stadler Type E783B Relay Bank
    Grason-Stadler Type E783B Relay Bank
    Grason-Stadler Company
    Date: 1955-1962
    Object number: WJ0967
    Image Not Available for counter bank
    counter bank
    Date: circa 1959
    Object number: WJ0980
    Three Variable Interval Timers Mounted on Ply Board, from Skinner Labs
    Three Variable Interval Timers Mounted on Ply Board, from Skinner Labs
    Ralph Gerbrands Company
    Object number: WJ1055
    Pigeon Feeder, Mounted on Ply Board, fro m Skinner Labs
    Pigeon Feeder, Mounted on Ply Board, fro m Skinner Labs
    Object number: WJ1056