Joint control and word-object bidirectionality
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Horne and Lowe's conceptualization of naming relation as presented in their 1996 paper does not adequately describe where novel word-object relations originate. They argue that new alternate relations emerge as a result of the covert practice of the elements of the naming relation. Therefore, subjects orient to the new object as a reaction to their own and the experimenter's pronunciations of the new name during the object-name training, and ultimately select the new object after hearing its spoken name. Therefore, the new name-object relation is simultaneously being trained and strengthened. An alternative to this argument is presented.
Publication Name: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-5002
Year: 1996
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Naming as a technical term: sacrificing behavior analysis at the altar of popularity
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Horne and Lowe's paper on naming as verbal behavior is to be commended for its informativeness and clarity with which it presents its arguments. However, the paper has two main points that need to be questioned. One of these is the proposition that 'naming' be adopted as a technical term, which only undermines behavior analysis. The other idea concerns Horne and Lowe's critique of relational frame theory (RFT). Horne and Lowe's analysis refuses to acknowledge the operant nature of RFT.
Publication Name: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-5002
Year: 1996
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Naming as a facilitator of discrimination
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Horne and Lowe's paper on naming is a major contribution to the behavior analytical study of stimulus equivalence. A significant weakness of their work, however, is its failure to completely address the different manners by which naming might be at play in performances on equivalence tests. Individuals who have learned verbal activities have also acquired many other behavioral repertoires that should be considered.
Publication Name: Journal of the Experimental Analysis of Behavior
Subject: Sociology and social work
ISSN: 0022-5002
Year: 1996
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