47.1 Review of the Autoclitic Tact
We have already defined an autoclitic tact as a type of tact in which the controlling variable is some non-verbal aspect of a speaker’s ongoing verbal behavior. It is therefore just a special subset of the tact relationship. It is possible to describe a similar special subset of the mand relationship.
Autoclitic Tact
A verbal relationship with the following features:
A non-verbal stimulus
The non-verbal stimulus is some aspect of a primary verbal relationship
The specific features of the controlling relationship (e.g., receptor being stimulated or the intensity or strength of the stimulation; stimulation may include an establishing response)
The form of the response
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