What we want to know in the case of many traditional psychological terms is, first, the specific stimulating conditions under which they are emitted (this corresponds to “finding the referents”) and, second (and this is a much more important systematic question), why each response is controlled by its corresponding condition. (p. 419)
Cumulative Record. Chapter 28: The Operational Analysis of Psychological Terms. Quote 18
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