There are, then, important variables which determine whether a response will be overt or covert. But they do not greatly affect its other properties. They do not suggest that there is any important distinction between the two levels or forms. Nothing is gained, therefore, by identifying thinking with subaudible talking. (p. 437)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 19: Thinking. Quote 18
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