Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 6: An Operant Analysis of Problem Solving. Quote 6

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Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 6: An Operant Analysis of Problem Solving. Quote 6

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Post published:June 22, 2018
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“The codification of legal practices, justly recognized as a great advance in the history of civilization, is an extraordinary example of the construction of S^D’s.” (p. 141)

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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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“The codification of legal practices, justly recognized as a great advance in the history of civilization, is an extraordinary example of the construction of SD’s.” (p. 141)

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