The Steep and Thorny Way to a Science of Behavior.

Skinner, B. F.

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The Steep and Thorny Way to a Science of Behavior

Skinner, B. F.

American Psychologist, 30, 1, 42-49, Jan 75

An analysis of some of the diversions (preoccupations with topics such as feelings, internal thought processes, inner life, the individual as a creative agent) which have delayed better understanding of human behavior and the formation of a science based on the relationship of the behavior of the organism to the environment. (EH)

Descriptors: Behavior Change, Behavior Theories, Behavioral Science Research, Behavioral Sciences, Environment, Humanism, Humanization, Scientific Methodology

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