If the history of science were any guide, an effective psychology would eventually develop a central conception of human behavior which not only would be fundamentally “right” in the sense of enabling us to understand behavior, whatever that might mean, but would generate powerful techniques having important applications in every field of human affairs. (pp. 360-361)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 24: The Flight from the Laboratory. Quote 1
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- Post published:July 20, 2023
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