thelong-term results. He feels man is very short cited. The part of Skinner's theory that I do not agree withcompletely is that he thinks that man is a blank slate and hecan be shaped and molded by his society. I feel that societyshould not take full credit for all of mankind's behavior.Also I do not fully agree that all behavior is learned. I feelsome is genetically inherited. Operant Conditioning is thepart of Skinner's theory I feel is pretty accurate because indaily life the more you do an activity the more it getsprocessed in your mind and becomes almost automatic.The idea that man has no free will I do not agree withbecause I believe all of mankind has freewill. When Skinnersays that Man's Biggest Problem is that he will takeimmediate gratification before looking into long term effectsI completely agree with him on that. People these days onlythink about what is going to happen now without thinkingabout what will happen in the future. Skinner's theory ofMan's Biggest Problem is probably one of the mostaccurate theory's I that I could ever agree with. Erich Fromm who is a liberal social psychodynamicpsychologist who was also a student of Freuds'. Hebelieves that man is innately good and society is the thingthat corrupts him. He also feels that the conscious minddominates over the unconscious. Fromm says man is asocial creature and he believes that mankind has socialneeds. He says life is a struggle and society makes our livesdifficult. Fromm feels that the four needs of mans' social life arerelatedness, frame of reference, identity, andtranscendence. Relatedness is a basic need and it statesthat man needs to feel connected to humanity whether it befriends, family, or activities. It also states that man has to beinteracted with other in order to belong. The problems startwhen a person feels that they are not a part of something.Relatedness is probably the most powerful need. Frame ofReference are common ideas and beliefs ...
