According to RFT, particular types of relational responding become generalized operants. Although the type of responding is the same each time, the form can vary because the stimuli being related can vary.
Term
Definition
Operant
Class of responses that often have the same effect in a given context
Generalized Operant
An operant in which the form of the individual responses varies considerably
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