Recent Issues. Chapter 4: The Listener. Quote 1 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:December 14, 2018 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “In a behavioral account, the direction of action is exactly reversed. Speakers do not take in the world and put it into words; they respond to it in ways which have been shaped and maintained by special contingencies of reinforcement.” (p. 35) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 7: Cognitive Science and Behaviorism. Quote 19 July 29, 2020 About Behaviorism, Chapter 8: Causes and Reasons, Quote 1 June 1, 2017 Cumulative Record. Chapter 23: Current Trends in Experimental Psychology. Quote 9 June 19, 2023