Recent Issues. Chapter 3: The Initiating Self. Quote 3 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:December 4, 2018 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “The English language evolved when it was generally believed that behavior started within the individual.” (p. 28) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 2 A Science of Behavior?, Quote 4 January 14, 2016 About Behaviorism, Chapter 14: Summing Up, Quote 16 October 13, 2017 Recent Issues. Chapter 3: The Initiating Self. Quote 10 December 13, 2018