B. F. Skinner Punished Quotations

A person who has been punished is not less inclined to behave in a given way; at best, he learns how to avoid punishment.

I don't think my mother and father ever had any doubts about what I was to be punished for or not. My parents come from a very strictly defined culture.

You hate to give up goals right at the half, but Ben made a great play over there, and we played dumb. We had a couple of chances (to clear the ball) and he punished us for it.