About Behaviorism, Chapter 12: The Question of Control, Quote 5

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About Behaviorism, Chapter 12: The Question of Control, Quote 5

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Post published:August 22, 2017
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“We cannot choose a way of life in which there is no control. We can only change the controlling conditions.” (p. 209)

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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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“We cannot choose a way of life in which there is no control. We can only change the controlling conditions.” (p. 209)

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