Introductory Concepts
Elementary Relationships
Extensions of Verbal Behavior
Multiple Controlling Relationships
Building on the Elementary Relationships
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40.3 Blending Basic Verbal Operants

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The relationship between the controlling variables and each part of the blended response may be any of the elementary verbal relationships, excluding the audience relationship. You might say “chable” as a result of seeing the word “table” and hearing someone say “chair” at the same time. The response “guestimate” may have originally been the blend of two mands: “Give me an estimate” and “make a guess.” The controlling relationships in phrase blends may also be any of the elementary verbal relationships.

A cartoon man pointing to a blackboard with the word "table" as an example of 40.3 Blending Basic Verbal Operants.
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