Covert Conditioning
Behavior ModificationPublished 1 July 1977
Joseph R. Cautela, Mary Grace Baron
Citations37
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Abstract
There appears to be a consensus that an investigation of covert events is necessary for a complete study of human behavior. Covert conditioning involves the manipulation of covert events. Three assumptions of covert conditioning (homogeneity, interaction, and learning) are presented together with a theoretical analysis and supportive evidence.
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