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Who did Skinner imagine applying his ideas to in his 1948 novel Walden Two?

  • Animal behavior

  • Child behavior

  • Collective behavior

  • Human community

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Skinner envisioned his behaviorist ideas being applied to a human community in his 1948 novel Walden Two. He believed that people could be conditioned to behave in a cooperative and productive manner through the use of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement. He believed that this would create a utopia where everyone was happy and fulfilled.
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