Prompt:
B.F. Skinner and other ‘hardcore’ behaviorists believed that most human behavior can be explained on the basis of operant conditioning.
Meaning, we are who we are and most all our behaviors are shaped by the rewards and punishments that we experience in life (an extreme ‘environmental nurture’ point of view that discounts the role of thinking, imitation, and genetic influences, etc.)
Question:
What limits, if any, do you see with this perspective?
You must mention the Nature vs Nurture principal and state your thoughts regarding both sides of the principal.
Provide 2 scholarly journal resources regarding the Nature vs Nurture principal and cite