Introductory Concepts
Elementary Relationships
Extensions of Verbal Behavior
Multiple Controlling Relationships
Building on the Elementary Relationships
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27.1 Review of Types of Extension

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All of the extensions of verbal behavior presented up to this point have been the result of a novel stimulus sharing either relevant or irrelevant features with a stimulus that has previously acquired control over the response that is now evoked.

A boy and a dog in a cartoon with a speech bubble.

Generic Extension

shares all relevant features

A metaphorical cartoon of a boy conversing with a fox.

Metaphorical Extension

shares some relevant features

A boy is eating orange cereal with a speech bubble, showcasing a metonymical extension.

Metonymical Extension

shares some irrelevant features

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