A verbal response makes it possible to “think about” one property of nature at a time. Since there is no practical response appropriate to all instances of red, the abstract tact red is an evidently unique verbal accomplishment. (p. 448)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 19: Thinking. Quote 30
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