Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 1: The Role of the Environment. Quote 14

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Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 1: The Role of the Environment. Quote 14

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“It is only when we have analyzed behavior under known contingencies of reinforcement that we can begin to see what is happening in daily life.” (p. 10)

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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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“It is only when we have analyzed behavior under known contingencies of reinforcement that we can begin to see what is happening in daily life.” (p. 10)

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