Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 17: Private Events in a Natural Science, Quote 9

Science and Human Behavior“Verbal responses which are acquired with respect to public events may be transferred to private events on the basis of common properties. It has often been pointed out that many subjective terms are metaphorical, at least in origin . . . Here again the community cannot guarantee an accurate verbal repertoire because the response may be transferred from public event to private event on the basis of irrelevant properties.” (p. 259)

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