Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 7: The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Behavior. Quote 4

“Upon a given occasion we observe that an animal displays a certain kind of behavior—learned or unlearned. We describe its topography and evaluate its probability. We discover variables, genetic or environmental, of which the probability is a function. We then undertake to predict or control the behavior.” (p. 174)

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