Editing Beyond Freedom and Dignity (section)

===Dignity===
Dignity is the process by which people are given credit for their actions,<ref>Skinner, B.F. Beyond Freedom and Dignity, p. 58 "We recognise a person's dignity or worth when we give him credit for what he has done"</ref> or alternatively punished for them under the notion of responsibility. Skinner's analysis rejects both as "dignity" &ndash; a false notion of inner causality which removes both credit for action and blame for misdeeds, "the achievements for which a person himself is to be given credit seem to approach zero.".<ref>Skinner, B.F. Beyond  Freedom and Dignity.  p.44</ref>

Skinner notes that credit is typically a function of the conspicuousness of control. We give less or no credit, or blame, to those who are overtly coached, compelled, prompted or otherwise not appearing to be producing actions spontaneously.