I have found it necessary from time to time to attack traditional concepts which assign spontaneous control to the special inner self called the speaker. Only in this way could I make room for the alternative explanation of action which it is the business of a science of verbal behavior to construct. (p. 460)
Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Personal Epilogue II: No Black Scorpion. Quote 7
- Post author:B. F. Skinner Foundation
- Post published:May 11, 2026
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