A “theoretical” analysis was made of plausible operant conditioning procedures which might be used with animal subjects in studying a wide variety of topics, ranging from perception to verbal behavior. This was done to show that the concepts of “discrimination” and “generalization” form a common methodological base which may unify these, and other, diverse topics.
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