The simplest and most satisfactory view is that thought is simply behavior—verbal or nonverbal, covert or overt. It is not some mysterious process responsible for behavior but the very behavior itself in all the complexity of its controlling relations, with respect to both man the behaver and the environment in which he lives. (p. 449)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 19: Thinking. Quote 31
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- Post published:April 14, 2026
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