Skinner described human beings as:
a. empty organisms.
c. genetically bound.
b. having rational thought.
d. ruled by unconscious motivation.
ANS: A
FEEDBACK: To Skinner, human beings are "empty organisms," by which he meant that there is nothing inside us that can explain behavior in scientific terms. He saw no need to look inside the organism for some form of inner activity.
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