<span>One support of the behavioral perspective is how B. F. Skinner s ideas have brought to light how the environment and learning influence personality. Skinner's most important work is his theory on operant conditioning which states that people's future behavior are influenced by the consequences of their past behavior.
This means that people operate in their environment and learn from the consequences of their behavior. Good consequences encourage the behavior that produced them, while bad consequences limit the behavior that caused them.</span>
