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Self-editing: On the relation between behavioral and psycholinguistic approaches

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In Skinner’s (1957) conceptual analysis, the process of self-editing is integral to the dynamic complexities of multiply determined verbal behavior, but the analysis has generated little in the way of an experimental analysis. The majority of scientific work on self-editing has taken place within linguistics and cognitive psycholinguistics. Here we compare and contrast behavioral and cognitive psycholinguistic approaches to self-editing, highlighting points of contact that can be identified despite fundamental differences in theoretical styles. We conclude that the two approaches are not mutually exclusive on all dimensions, and suggest that a consideration of cognitive psycholinguistic research may help to spur an experimental analysis of self-editing from a behavioral perspective.

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Epting, L.K., Critchfield, T.S. Self-editing: On the relation between behavioral and psycholinguistic approaches. BEHAV ANALYST 29, 211–234 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03392131

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