Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 3: The Ethics of Helping People. Quote 13

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 3: The Ethics of Helping People. Quote 13

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Post published:August 6, 2019
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“The “good life” is not a world in which people have what they need; it is one in which the things they need figure as reinforcers in effective contingencies.” (p. 44)

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“The “good life” is not a world in which people have what they need; it is one in which the things they need figure as reinforcers in effective contingencies.” (p. 44)

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