. . . the problem of privacy cannot be wholly solved by instrumental invasion. No matter how clearly these internal events may be exposed in the laboratory, the fact remains that in the normal verbal episode they are quite private. We have not solved the second problem of how the community achieves the necessary contingency of reinforcement. (p. 420)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 28: The Operational Analysis of Psychological Terms. Quote 26
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