How long does it take to read The Shaping of a Behaviorist?
The Shaping of a Behaviorist by B. F. Skinner takes about 6 hours 50 minutes to read at 250 words a minute.
About 6 hours 50 minutes
A weekend read
First published 1979. 373 pages, about 102,575 words.
14 days at 30 minutes a day
Estimate based on 275 words per page.
At other speeds
| Slow, 150 words a minute | 11 hours 24 minutes |
| Average, 250 words a minute | 6 hours 50 minutes |
| Fast, 400 words a minute | 4 hours 16 minutes |
The page count is the median across 4 editions, so your copy may differ. How we calculate.
About the book
Continues Skinner's life story through the crucial years that saw the development of his controversial behaviorist philosophy, his famous experiments with rats and pigeons, the invention of the Skinner Box, and the writing of Walden Two.
Subjects: United States, Psychologists, Biography, Behaviorism, Personal Narratives, Psychology
