Final answer:
The first formal laboratory for research in psychology was not established by B. F. Skinner. Wilhelm Wundt is credited as the founder of psychology and created the first laboratory for psychological research.
Step-by-step explanation:
The statement is false. The first formal laboratory for research in psychology was not established by B. F. Skinner. Wilhelm Wundt is credited as one of the founders of psychology and he created the first laboratory for psychological research in Germany (Figure 1.2). B. F. Skinner, on the other hand, was a behaviorist who focused on the principles of modifying behavior through reinforcement and punishment, and he developed the operant conditioning chamber, also known as the Skinner box, for studying behavior (Figure 1.6).