Charles Bohris Ferster (1 November 1922 – 3 February 1981) was an American behavioral psychologist. A pioneer of applied behavior analysis, he developed errorless learning and was a colleague of B.F. Skinner 's at Harvard University, co-authoring the book Schedules of Reinforcement (1957).

Ferster was among the first behaviorists to to show that autistic children could be trained according to the principles of reinforcement and operant conditioning. (courtesy of the B. F. Skinner Foundation)

Charles Bohris Ferster, a psychologist, researcher and educator, was born 1 Nov. 1922 in Freehold, N.J. to Julius B. and Molly Madwin Ferster. He graduated with a BS from Rutgers University in 1947, and went on to earn an MA in 1948 and a …

Although he had a busy and prolific academic career, Ferster "also found the time for an absorbing love affair with motorcycles and with the plays of Shakespeare" (Keller, 1981). Ferster died at the age of 58, in Washington D.C.

Charles B. Ferster was a pioneer in the experimental analysis of behavior and its extension to areas of application. His undergraduate career at Rutgers University was interrupted by service in the US Army Air Force during World War II.

Jan 10, 2021 · Ferster developed his behavioral model in 1965. It explains how behaviors that are poorly reinforced by the environment, coupled with a patient’s avoidance or inhibition, can cause depression. Charles Ferster was one of the first psychologists to study depression in a clinical and experimental framework.

Feb 8, 1981 · Charles B. Ferster, whose research in experimental psychology contributed to the development of the psychotherapeutic technique known as behavioral modification, died of a heart attack Tuesday at...

Charles Ferster was a leading psychologist known for his influential work in behavioral psychology, particularly in the areas of reinforcement theory and operant conditioning.

Charles B. Ferster-A personal memoir. J Exp Anal Behav. 1981 May; 35 (3):259–261. [PMC free article] [Google Scholar] Articles from Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior are provided here courtesy of Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Other Formats. Page Browse; PDF (445K) Actions.

Feb 5, 1981 · Charles B. Ferster, 58, a psychology professor at American University whose research in experimental psychology helped lay the groundwork for the psychotherapeutic technique known as behavior...