Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 3: The Ethics of Helping People. Quote 7 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:July 29, 2019 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “It is often supposed that industrial workers work to get a reward, rather than avoid punishment. But as Marx and others have noted, they work because to do anything else would be to lose a standard of living maintained by their wages.” (p. 39) You Might Also Like Cumulative Record. Chapter 13: Teaching Machines. Quote 16 November 9, 2022 Upon Further Reflection. Chapter 8: The Shame of American Education. Quote 8 August 28, 2020 Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 8: Behaviorism at fifty. Quote 7 August 13, 2018