About Behaviorism, Chapter 7: Thinking, Quote 3 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:May 15, 2017 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “Covert behavior has the advantage that we can act without committing ourselves; we can revoke the behavior and try again if private consequences are not reinforcing.” (p. 114) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 9: The inside story. Quote 11 September 19, 2018 About Behaviorism, Chapter 10: The Inner World of Motivation and Emotion, Quote 3 June 23, 2017 About Behaviorism, Chapter 12: The Question of Control, Quote 4 August 21, 2017