Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 3: The Ethics of Helping People. Quote 6

“What they (who are said to lack initiative, to show little strength of character, to have weak wills, to lack spiritual strength, to have egos that are not well developed, to suffer from abulia, acedia, apathy, or boredom) are suffering from is a world in which their behavior is not positively reinforced. (p. 38)