Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 12: Punishment, Quote 2 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:July 8, 2016 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day “Reinforcement builds up these tendencies [to behave in certain ways]: punishment is designed to tear them down.” (p. 182) Subscribe to RSS feed here You Might Also Like Cumulative Record. Chapter 24: The Flight from the Laboratory. Quote 7 July 28, 2023 Cumulative Record. Chapter 50: Some Responses to the Stimulus “Pavlov”. Quote 12 June 25, 2024 Reflections on Behaviorism and Society. Chapter 5: Walden Two Revisited. Quote 3 August 27, 2019