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Download full textTonneau, François – Behavior Analyst Today, 2004
The behavioral processes through which people react appropriately to verbal descriptions remain poorly understood. I argue here that these processes are Pavlovian. Common objections to a Pavlovian account of symbolic behavior evidence a lack of familiarity with the relevant data or misunderstandings of operant theory. Although much remains to be…
Descriptors: Behavior, Verbal Communication, Classical Conditioning, Operant Conditioning
