Stimulus and Response: a conversation with B.F. Skinner
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (826 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B004VYSY18 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 197 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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As a general rule, the more remote the future, the less likely we are to follow the advice (to save the future) Why should we not make current consequences contingent on behavior with a favorable effect on the future? The argument that we have always saved ourselves in the past will not work. Skinner"The noted psychologist explains how his theories of human behavior apply to creative writing and expresses his concerns about the future of society."We act today because of what will happen a week, month or year from now. F. This time, the world may be fatally ill.". It is like reassuring a dying man by reminding him that he has always recovered from his illnesses in the past. An excerpt from the interview collection ENCOUNTERS WITH AUTHORS (
good read, thought provoking statements I enjoyed reading the ideas of Skinner as interviewed by White. I especially liked Skinners' comparisons of music as reinforcing to the musician, words reinforcing to the writer and art as reinforcing to the artist.. "B. F. Skinner is the Bomb" according to B. F. Skinner is the Bomb 419_Girl B.F. Skinner is the Bomb!. 19_Girl. B.F. Skinner is the Bomb!. "Revealing Skinner" according to Kenneth Zimmerman. Excellent "conversation" with B. F. Skinner, probably the most important and one of the most influential psychologists of the last 100 years.