Empiricists Among Us

I have encountered a number of behaviourists over the past few years due to a variety of circumstances.

They all have unusually positive outlooks, are encouragingly cheerful, and are all very optimistic by nature.

I made this point while meeting with with an expensive private behaviourist the other day. I was telling her about the school district behaviourist. "He's very optimistic about this new program," I told her, "But then of course he would be. He's a behaviourist.  You're all very optimistic."

Her eyes shone, she sat straighter, and she said, with great positivity and cheerfulness, "Well we have the data! We have empirical evidence that people can change!"

The modern day mind mechanics. You gotta love them.

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[jersey girl/former cal pal]

This behaviorist is smiling!