It is not true that human behavior is not controlled. At least we cannot proceed very far as scientists on that assumption. To have a science of psychology at all, we must adopt the fundamental postulate that human behavior is a lawful datum, that it is undisturbed by the capricious acts of any free agent—in other words, that it is completely determined. (pp. 345)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 23: Current Trends in Experimental Psychology. Quote 8
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