Cumulative Record. Chapter 32: Why Are the Behavioral Sciences Not More Effective. Quote 14

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Cumulative Record. Chapter 32: Why Are the Behavioral Sciences Not More Effective. Quote 14

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Alienation is not a state of mind; it is a state of behavior attributable to defective contingencies of reinforcement. What is felt is a by-product. (p. 470)

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