Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Supplemental Material: The Behavior of the Listener. Quote 8

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Verbal Behavior: Extended Edition. Supplemental Material: The Behavior of the Listener. Quote 8

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The mand frees us from making a response. The tact replaces the discriminative stimulus controlling a response. (p. 506)

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