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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In a well-known experiment, Diven recorded changes in the resistance of the skin of the hand produced by the reflex secretion of sweat which is often a conspicuous feature of an emotional reaction. Diven used a list of words as verbal stimuli, and his subjects received an electric shock whenever certain words occurred. If a shock followed the stimulus word barn, the word eventually produced an emotional response, and this was extended to other rural words. (p. 155)
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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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