Cumulative Record: Definitive Edition (1999). Chapter 7: Are Theories of Learning Necessary. Quote 12 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:May 28, 2021 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day Progress in a scientific field usually waits upon the discovery of a satisfactory dependent variable. Until such a variable has been discovered, we resort to theory. (p. 75) You Might Also Like Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 11: Aversion, avoidance, anxiety, Quote 1 June 23, 2016 About Behaviorism, Chapter 7: Thinking, Quote 16 May 31, 2017 Cumulative Record. Chapter 14: Why We Need Teaching Machines. Quote 20 December 13, 2022