Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 8: Why I Am Not a Cognitive Psychologist. Quote 14

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 8: Why I Am Not a Cognitive Psychologist. Quote 14

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“We choose the wrong path at the very start when we suppose that our goal is to change the “minds and hearts of men and women” rather than the world in which they live.” (p. 112)

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SKINNER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

“We choose the wrong path at the very start when we suppose that our goal is to change the “minds and hearts of men and women” rather than the world in which they live.” (p. 112)

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