Introductory Concepts
Elementary Relationships
Extensions of Verbal Behavior
Multiple Controlling Relationships
Building on the Elementary Relationships
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10.1 Definition of Formal Control

Formal control exists whenever a controlling variable evokes a response and there is point-to-point correspondence between the controlling variable and the response. To determine formal control, it is irrelevant whether or not there is formal similarity between the controlling variable and response, exactly what the formal characteristics of either the controlling variable or the response are, or what the dynamic characteristics of either the controlling variable or the response are.

Formal Control

When a controlling variable evokes a response and has the following features:

There is point-to-point correspondence between the controlling variable and the response

Whether or not there is formal similarity between the controlling variable and the response

Formal characteristics of either the controlling variable or the response

Dynamic characteristics of either the controlling variable or the response

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