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Introduction Skinner, following in the footsteps of John B. Watson, believed the final goal of behaviorism, and ultimately psychology was "the prediction and control of behavior"(Benjamin, 1997, p.396). Of course, with this prediction and control of behavior there comes some important philosophical questions such as, who will be the controllers of behavior, what behaviors will be controlled, which ones will not, and finally, will this control be to our advantage or do we lose our …

…of freedom is enhanced(Skinner,1978,p.198) Here Skinner contends that there is no loss of freedom if the individual was never aware of their freedom. This might hold true for those born and reared in Skinner's utopia but how does one deal with those who are aware of their freedom? How can promise of reward give a sense of more freedom? These are some of the questions I think are unanswered by Skinner. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**