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... havior " when all that is meant is changing their be- havior with respect to such a science . The book could have been written for a technical reader without ex- pressions of that sort , but the issues are important to the nonspecialist ...
... havior " when all that is meant is changing their be- havior with respect to such a science . The book could have been written for a technical reader without ex- pressions of that sort , but the issues are important to the nonspecialist ...
Page 93
... havior the patient has just emitted . One reinforce- ment , accidental though it may be , strengthens be- havior which is then more likely to occur and be reinforced again . The resulting “ superstition " can be demonstrated in pigeons ...
... havior the patient has just emitted . One reinforce- ment , accidental though it may be , strengthens be- havior which is then more likely to occur and be reinforced again . The resulting “ superstition " can be demonstrated in pigeons ...
Page 193
... havior because it introduces an external source of power , but men use external sources when they fly kites , sail boats , or shoot bows and arrows . They would have to abandon all but a small fraction of their achievements if they used ...
... havior because it introduces an external source of power , but men use external sources when they fly kites , sail boats , or shoot bows and arrows . They would have to abandon all but a small fraction of their achievements if they used ...
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