Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 4: The experimental analysis of behavior. Quote 26

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Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 4: The experimental analysis of behavior. Quote 26

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“Man may be foolish enough to set off a nuclear holocaust—not by design but by one of those accidents which are so much admired by those who oppose design.” (p. 98)

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“Man may be foolish enough to set off a nuclear holocaust—not by design but by one of those accidents which are so much admired by those who oppose design.” (p. 98)

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