B. F. Skinner yana nufin Burrhus Frederic Skinner, masanin ilimin halayyar ɗan adam, ɗan Amurka, marubuci, mai ƙirƙira, kuma masanin falsafar zamantakewa. An san shi da rawar da yake takawa a fagen ɗabi'a da kuma gudummawar da yake bayarwa ga nazarin halayen ɗan adam da koyo. Hakanan za'a iya amfani da kalmar "B. F. Skinner" don komawa ga ra'ayoyinsa da ra'ayoyin da suka shafi dabi'a, kamar yanayin aiki da dabi'ar tsattsauran ra'ayi.