Recent Issues. Chapter 3: The Initiating Self. Quote 5 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:December 6, 2018 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “Operant modeling, and the self-observation it facilitates, appears to be exclusively human; reinforcement from the behavior of an imitator is apparently too long delayed to reinforce modeling in other species.” (p. 29) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 6: The Evolution of Verbal Behavior. Quote 23 July 1, 2020 Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 15: “Self-Control”, Quote 3 August 26, 2016 Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 1: The Role of the Environment. Quote 33 February 23, 2018