When we ask “Did you see it, or did someone tell you?”, we are asking for more information about controlling relations. We are essentially asking, “Was your response a tact or an echoic or intraverbal response to the verbal behavior of someone else?” (pp.314-315)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 12: The Autoclitic. Quote 16
- Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation
- Post published:August 21, 2025
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