A Quote by Alfie Kohn
The Legacy of Behaviorism: Do this and you'll get that.
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Some have said that the thesis [of indeterminacy] is a consequence of my behaviorism. Some have said that it is a reductio ad absurdum of my behaviorism. I disagree with this second point, but I agree with the first. I hold further that the behaviorism approach is mandatory. In psychology one may or may not be a behaviorist, but in linguistics one has no choice.
don't talk about legacy. I have a job to do, and I'm doing it. And I'm not expecting a legacy and I'm not expecting to get pride from some legacy, I'm doing a job that I believe needs to be done. I am willing to do it for the time, and I am not looking for some kind of an accolade or whatever. I don't consider myself anything special. I work hard.
I think 'Star Trek' has a really beautiful legacy of humor, along with the more philosophical and action parts of 'Star Trek.' And so I felt pretty honored to get to keep that legacy going.
The ideal of behaviorism is to eliminate coercion: to apply controls by changing the environment in such a way as to reinforce the kind of behavior that benefits everyone.
If we ever do end up acting just like rats or Pavlov's dogs, it will be largely because behaviorism has conditioned us to do so.
You can build your legacy and your legacy can be big, but even after you slip or fall, you learn, and your legacy is getting even bigger.
Evolution is the root of atheism, of communism, nazism, behaviorism, racism, economic imperialism, militarism, libertinism, anarchism, and all manner of anti-Christian systems of belief and practice.
At the end of the day, we fight for the legacy, but you don't want to be just a fighter with legacy with no money.
Legacy? I'm a worker in the factory; all we care about is today! A legacy... what a bunch of baloney.
I hope I would leave a legacy of joy -a legacy of real compassion.
As I reflect on the legacy of my father, the greatest aspect is his legacy of peace.
Chris didn't only leave a legacy of work. He left a legacy of love.
I'm not a celebrity. I'm much more of a legacy. All things considered, I'd rather be a legacy.
Everyone leaves a legacy, whether they want to or not. The question is, “What kind of legacy will you leave?
The Vietnam War soured President Johnson's legacy. We still have to recognize his domestic legacy.
Behaviorism is sometimes criticized as encouraging unethical behavior. For example, most organizations offer rewards for increasing revenue and threat of punishment, perhaps firing if you don't "make your number."
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