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A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

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I would have been glad to agree to let them all proceed henceforth in complete ignorance of psychology, if they would forget my opinion of chocolate s...more

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In a world of complete economic equality, you get and keep the affections you deserve. You can’t buy love with gifts or favors, you can’t hold love by...more

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The real question is not whether machines think but whether men do. The mystery which surrounds a thinking machine already surrounds a thinking man.

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Severe punishment unquestionably has an immediate effect in reducing a tendency to act in a given way. This result is no doubt responsible for its wid...more

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The most effective alternative process [to punishment] is probably extinction. This takes time but is much more rapid than allowing the response to be...more

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A scientist may not be sure of the answer, but he's often sure he can find one. And that's a condition which is clearly not enjoyed by philosophy.

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Society already possesses the psychological techniques needed to obtain universal observance of a code -- a code which would guarantee the success of ...more

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Once in a while a new government initiates a program to put power to better use, but its success or failure never really proves anything. In science, ...more