If our experiment is to be automatic—and we shall see that there are many advantages in making it so—our response must operate an apparatus. The behavior should not require much time, and it should leave the organism ready to respond again. These conditions are rather arbitrary (and our results must be qualified accordingly), but they are easily met. (pp. 102-103)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 8: The Analysis of Behavior. Quote 7
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