Movie: B. F. Skinner: A Fresh Appraisal

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Murray Sidman
Murray Sidman

Narrator

B. F. Skinner
B. F. Skinner

Self (archive footage)

Julie Vargas
Julie Vargas

Self

Deborah Buzan
Deborah Buzan

Self

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