Although some theorists may regard social behavior as a separate phenomenon, according to the Skinnerian theory it is actually produced by the repeated behavior of many separate interdependent individuals living in one social environment (Skinner, 2014, p. 298). This environment is characterized by two features that affect one’s social behavior, and these are social reinforcement and social stimuli, which are different from their counterparts in a non-social environment as they require the interaction with another living being for the behavior to be learned, dropped or changed. In social environment people need to learn a certain behavior with other Continue reading...