Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Chapter 8: The Verbal Operant as a Unit of Analysis. Quote 7 Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation Post published:April 28, 2025 Post category:Skinner's Quote of the Day In acquiring a verbal repertoire the speaker does not necessarily become a listener, and in acquiring the behavior characteristic of a listener he does not spontaneously become a speaker. (p. 195) You Might Also Like Science and Human Behavior, Chapter 3: Why Organisms Behave, Quote 11 February 9, 2016 Contingencies of Reinforcement. Chapter 8: Behaviorism at fifty. Quote 13 August 21, 2018 Cumulative Record. Chapter 24: The Flight from the Laboratory. Quote 3 July 24, 2023