The Major Difference Between Rats And People

A Person's Genetic Endowment, A Product Of The Evolution Of The Species, Is Said To Explain Part Of The Workings Of His Mind And His Personal History The Rest.

The Extent To Which Human Aggression Exemplifies Innate Tendencies Is Not Clear.

The Simulated Approval And Affection With Which Parents And Teachers Are Often Urged To Solve Behavior Problems Are Counterfeit. So Are Flattery, Backslap-ping, And Many Other Ways Of "winning Friends.

Those Who Have Had Anything Useful To Say Have Said It Far Too Often, And Those Who Have Had Nothing To Say Have Been No More Reticent.

To Say That A Man Is Sinful Because He Sins Is To Give An Operational Definition Of Sin. To Say That He Sins Because He Is Sinful Is To Trace His Behavior To A Supposed Inner Trait. But Whether Or Not A Person Engages In The Kind Of Behavior Called Sinful Depends Upon Circumstances Which Are Not Mentioned In Either Question. The Sin Assigned As An Inner Possession (the Sin A Person "knows") Is To Be Found In A History Of Reinforcement.