Recent Issues. Chapter 12: The Behavior of Organisms at Fifty. Quote 8

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Recent Issues. Chapter 12: The Behavior of Organisms at Fifty. Quote 8

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“In 1935 I published a paper called The Generic Nature of the Concepts of Stimulus and Response in which I argued that a reflex was not something that could be observed on a given occasion.” (p. 124)

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“In 1935 I published a paper called The Generic Nature of the Concepts of Stimulus and Response in which I argued that a reflex was not something that could be observed on a given occasion.” (p. 124)

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