Recent Issues. Chapter 7: The Operant Side of Behavior Therapy. Quote 10

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Recent Issues. Chapter 7: The Operant Side of Behavior Therapy. Quote 10

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Post published: February 4, 2019
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“… for every behavior therapist who, upon discovering some fact about behavior, then looks for a physiological explanation, there is one fewer therapist to make further studies of behavior itself. (p. 82)

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SKINNER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

“… for every behavior therapist who, upon discovering some fact about behavior, then looks for a physiological explanation, there is one fewer therapist to make further studies of behavior itself. (p. 82)

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