Behavioral science Quotes

"Men are Moved by two levers only: fear and self interest."

"The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again"

"The purpose of psychology is to give us a completely different idea of the things we know best"

"Men are more moral than they think and far more immoral than they can imagine."

"People are good or bad because of their environments"

"Human beings, viewed as behaving systems, are quite simple. The apparent complexity of our behavior over time is largely a reflection of the complexity of the environment in which we find ourselves"

"Children are completely egoistic; they feel their needs intensely and strive ruthlessly to satisfy them."

"The functional importance of the ego is manifested in the fact that normally control over the approaches to motility devolves upon it."

"The environment shapes people's actions."