Environmental Determinism

What does the behaviourist approach see?

All behaviour as determined by past experiences that have been conditioned.

What did Skinner suggest?

Everything we do is the sum total of our reinforcement history.

What does Skinner’s suggestion ignore?

Any possible influence that free will may have on behaviour.

What does Skinner suggest about free will?

Any sense of free will is simply an illusion

When something happens, what will we do, according to Skinner?

We impose a sense of having made the decision but our past conditioning history determined the outcome.