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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 7: Can We Profit from Our Discovery of Behavioral Science? Quote 4

  • Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation
  • Post published:November 1, 2019
  • Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day

“It is not so much the complexity of human behavior that causes trouble as the traditional practice of looking for explanations inside the behaving person.” (p. 85)

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    … the logician or scientist is subject to the limitations imposed upon him by his role as a behaving organism, and even here we must take into account the possibility of multiple sources. (p. 252)

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