B. F. Skinner Quotes
Physical restraint is an obvious condition, which seems particularly useful in defining freedom, but with respect to important issues, it is a metaphor and not a very good one. People are indeed controlled by fetters, handcuffs, strait jackets, and the walls of jails and concentration camps, but what may be called behavioral control--the restraint imposed by contingencies of reinforcement--is a very different thing.
Burrhus Frederic Skinner. Thanks to the work of Skinner and his followers, we now know that the psychological controls of a society, intended or otherwise, can be as big a factor affecting freedom as physical restraint. See {305304} for another of his quotations.
B. F. Skinner, 1904-1990, Behavioral Psychologist & Writer, Beyond Freedom & Dignity
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- Born: March 20, 1904
- Died: August 18, 1990
- Nationality: American
- Profession: Psychologist
Burrhus Frederic Skinner was an American psychologist, behaviorist, author, inventor, and social philosopher. He was a professor of psychology at Harvard University from 1958 until his retirement in 1974.
