We have developed more and more efficient ways of getting the things we need, and in doing so we have deprived ourselves of some powerful reinforcers. We have built a world in which we less and less often engage in strongly reinforced behavior. We feel the resulting condition and call it boredom. (p. 335)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 22: Compassion and Ethics in the Care of the Retardate. Quote 11
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