About Behaviorism, Chapter 2: The World Within the Skin, Quote 11 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:March 2, 2017 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “Self-knowledge is of social origin. It is only when a person’s private world becomes important to others that it is made important to him.” (p. 35) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 5: The Tact. Quote 26 February 21, 2025 Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 3: News from Nowhere, 1984 Quote 5 April 15, 2020 Recent Issues. Chapter 12: The Behavior of Organisms at Fifty. Quote 4 April 4, 2019