Who was the co-author of Skinner's most influential experimental work
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Charles Ferster was the co-author of Skinner's most influential experimental work, Verbal Behavior. In this work, Skinner argued that language is a behavior that is learned through operant conditioning. He proposed that verbal behavior is controlled by its consequences, and that the speaker's intent is not necessary for the behavior to occur.
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