About Behaviorism, Chapter 10: The Inner World of Motivation and Emotion, Quote 1

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About Behaviorism, Chapter 10: The Inner World of Motivation and Emotion, Quote 1

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Post published:June 21, 2017
Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day

“A self or personality is at best a repertoire of behavior imparted by an organized set of contingencies.” (p.164)

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Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 6: Special Conditions Affecting Stimulus Control. Quote 7
Reinforcing sounds in the child’s environment provide for the automatic reinforcement of vocal forms. Such sounds need not be verbal; the child is reinforced automatically when he duplicates the sounds of airplanes, streetcars, automobiles, vacuum cleaners, birds, dogs, cats, and so on. But among the sounds which become important are the verbal responses of his parents and others. (p. 164)
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“A self or personality is at best a repertoire of behavior imparted by an organized set of contingencies.” (p.164)

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