Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 9: The inside story. Quote 13

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Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 9: The inside story. Quote 13

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“. . . the real question is not whether machines think but whether men do.” (p. 288)

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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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“. . . the real question is not whether machines think but whether men do.” (p. 288)

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