Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 8: Why I Am Not a Cognitive Psychologist. Quote 2

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Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 8: Why I Am Not a Cognitive Psychologist. Quote 2

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“Cognitive psychologists study [the] relations between organism and environment, but they seldom deal with them directly. Instead they invent internal surrogates which become the subject matter of their science.” (p. 97)

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SKINNER'S QUOTE OF THE DAY

“Cognitive psychologists study [the] relations between organism and environment, but they seldom deal with them directly. Instead they invent internal surrogates which become the subject matter of their science.” (p. 97)

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