About Behaviorism, Chapter 12: The Question of Control, Quote 13

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About Behaviorism, Chapter 12: The Question of Control, Quote 13

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Post published:September 1, 2017
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“Control is concealed when it is represented as changing minds rather than behavior.” (p. 218)

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The pathological condition of verbal behavior called aphasia often emphasizes functional differences which are hard to understand in terms of the traditional account … The aphasic has lost some of the functional relationships which control his verbal behavior. A response of a given form may no longer be under the control of one functional relation, although it is still under the control of another. (p. 190)
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“Control is concealed when it is represented as changing minds rather than behavior.” (p. 218)

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