Thought without naming

Article Abstract:

Horne and Lowe's account of naming development and maintenance has potential for improving the theoretical understanding of language acquisition and has practical implications. However, there are two questions that need to be raised regarding points proposed by Horne and Lowe. One is their contention that naming appears to feature a higher order behavior relation that is both evoked by, and itself evokes, classes of events. The other issue is whether these two functions should be set in the child's repertoire for deriving unique stimulus-response relations and for functional transfer of behavior across stimulus classes.

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Developing a theory of derived stimulus relations

Article Abstract:

Horne and Lowe should be praised for formulating a behavioral theory. Given the aversion of behavior analysts to theory, their move can only be seen as a significantly positive contribution to the field. Horne and Lowe's theory is slightly similar to the relational frame theory (RFT). Therefore, it would not be easy developing tests between the two. Such tests should identify real differences with phenomena of basic importance only.

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