B. F. Skinner argued that all behavior could be understood in terms of

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B. F. Skinner, a behaviorist, believed that behavior is determined by its consequences, reinforcements, and punishments, which are external environmental stimuli. He emphasized the role of external factors in shaping behavior rather than internal mental states or innate predispositions.  To understand behavior, we only need to understand the principles of learning that allow an association between stimulus and reinforcement. Complex learning involves combinations and elaborations of simpler processes and not qualitatively different processes.

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