Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 7: Operant Discrimination, Quote 5

“It is obviously advantageous that a response occur only when it is likely to be reinforced . . . The social environment contains vast numbers of such contingencies. A smile is an occasion upon which social approach will meet with approval. A frown is an occasion upon which the same approach will not meet with approval.” (pp. 108-109)

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