Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 7: The Phylogeny and Ontogeny of Behavior. Quote 10

“Konrad Lorenz’s recent book On Aggression (Lorenz, 1966) could be seriously misleading if it diverts our attention from relevant manipulable variables in the current environment to phylogenic contingencies which, in their sheer remoteness, encourage a nothing-can-be-done-about-it attitude.” (p. 196)

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