Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 12: Punishment, Quote 11 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:July 21, 2016 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “Severe punishment unquestionably has an immediate effect in reducing a tendency to act in a given way. This result is no doubt responsible for its widespread use.” (p. 190) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like About Behaviorism, Chapter 11: The Self and Others, Quote 14 July 27, 2017 Cumulative Record. Chapter 10: The Experimental Analysis of Behavior. Quote 3 June 6, 2022 Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 2: Utopia as an Experimental Culture. Quote 6 March 7, 2018