About Behaviorism, Chapter 11: The Self and Others, Quote 13

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About Behaviorism, Chapter 11: The Self and Others, Quote 13

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Post published:July 26, 2017
Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day

“It is . . . important to examine the reasons for one’s own behavior as carefully as possible because they are essential . . . to good self-management.” (p. 188)

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The pathological condition of verbal behavior called aphasia often emphasizes functional differences which are hard to understand in terms of the traditional account … The aphasic has lost some of the functional relationships which control his verbal behavior. A response of a given form may no longer be under the control of one functional relation, although it is still under the control of another. (p. 190)
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“It is . . . important to examine the reasons for one’s own behavior as carefully as possible because they are essential . . . to good self-management.” (p. 188)

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