The emotional by-product of punishment need not occur if aversive effects prevent the emission of the response even in subvocal form. This is what Freudian psychologists call “successful” repression. (p. 372)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 15: Self-Editing. Quote 7
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