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

January 1, 1970

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Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis (1969)

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Contingencies of Reinforcement: A Theoretical Analysis (1969)