The Evolution of Verbal Behavior. Part 1.
From Dialogues on Verbal Behavior by B. F. Skinner Foundation
December 3, 2025 · 39 min · Season 2 · Episode 3
About this episode
David Roth interviews Dave Palmer about Skinner's paper on the evolution of verbal behavior, focusing on variation and selection.
In this episode David Roth asks Dave Palmer to provide listeners with an introduction to Skinner's paper Evolution of Verbal Behavior by going deeper into the topic of variation and selection.
People in this episode
Host: David Roth
Guest: Dave Palmer
Topics covered
- verbal behavior
- variation
- selection
- Skinner's paper
- introduction to verbal behavior
Keywords
- verbal behavior
- Skinner
- variation
- selection
- psychology
- communication
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: B. F. Skinner Foundation
Books & works: Evolution of Verbal Behavior
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