Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 17: Private Events in a Natural Science, Quote 14

Science and Human Behavior“Such responses as “I’m strongly inclined to go home” or “I shall go home in half an hour” also describe states of affairs which appear to be accessible only to the speaker. How can the verbal community establish responses of this sort? A possible explanation is that the terms are established as part of a repertoire when the individual is behaving publicly.” (p. 262)

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