Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 1: A Functional Analysis of Verbal Behavior. Quote 21 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:September 30, 2024 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day It is the function of an explanatory fiction to allay curiosity and to bring inquiry to an end. (p. 6) You Might Also Like Cumulative Record. Chapter 13: Teaching Machines. Quote 14 November 7, 2022 About Behaviorism, Chapter 1: The Causes of Behavior?, Quote 13 February 6, 2017 Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 2: Utopia as an Experimental Culture. Quote 8 March 9, 2018