Conclusion


Skinner's radical behaviourism provides hope for future generations. The contingencies of reinforcement can be changed to find solutions to problems, and to improve civilization (Nye, 1992).




' If Humanism meant nothing more than the maximizing of personal freedom and dignity, then I was not a Humanist. If it meant trying to save the human species, then I was' (Skinner, 1983b, cited in Nye, 1992, p.9).