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. 1982;1:9–13. doi: 10.1007/BF03392793

Skinner's verbal behavior: A reference list

Mark L Sundberg, James W Partington
PMCID: PMC2748433  PMID: 22573391

Abstract

The language literature contains many citations to Skinner's book Verbal Behavior (1957), however, most of them are negative and generally unsupportive. The current list of references was assembled to bring readers in contact with the growing body of literature which supports Skinner's work. A total of 136 references were found and divided into two categories, (1) conceptual, and (2) experimental and applied. These references are presented in an effort to stimulate additional research in this important aspect of behavior analysis.

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Selected References

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