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. 1984 Nov;42(3):363–376. doi: 10.1901/jeab.1984.42-363

Verbal behavior

Jack Michael
PMCID: PMC1348108  PMID: 16812395

Abstract

The recent history and current status of the area of verbal behavior are considered in terms of three major thematic lines: the operant conditioning of adult verbal behavior, learning to be an effective speaker and listener, and developments directly related to Skinner's Verbal Behavior. Other topics not directly related to the main themes are also considered: the work of Kurt Salzinger, ape-language research, and human operant research related to rule-governed behavior.

Keywords: verbal behavior, operant conditioning of vocal behavior, verbal behavior acquisition, verbal behavior in apes, rule-governed behavior, verbal stimuli and the listener

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