In his later writings, Skinner envisioned a utopian society based on
a) the acceptance of freedom and dignity.
b) behavioral engineering via positive reinforcement.
c) humanism.
d) punishment of undesirable behaviors via aversive consequences.
Ans: b) behavioral engineering via positive reinforcement.
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