Speech and Thought Theory

Thought is defined as subvocal speech or behavior, not something mental, as in the traditional view of psychology.

Psychologists Watson, Skinner, and Staats, linguists Bloomfield and Liberman, and philosophers Ryle and Quine are some of the many who advocated such a conception.

They define thought as a kind of behavior that originates from speech production, and not as something mental, as in the traditional view of psychology.

<p>Proponents wish to get rid of mind and Mentalism in psychology, linguistics, and philosophy and to replace the notion of thought or cognition with something that is physically observable or potentially observable.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Thought is considered as verbal or nonverbal, covert or overt behavior, and not some mysterious process responsible for behavior but the very behavior itself in all the complexity of its controlling relations.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Robert Meyer was arrested for violating a Nebraska law that forbade the teaching of a foreign language to children under the age of 13 years.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The arrest of Robert Meyer took place in Hamilton County, a rural area in the state of Nebraska.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Robert Meyer was teaching Bible stories in German, which was considered a foreign language for the boy, thus violating the law.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Nebraska's 1919 Siman Act forbade the teaching of any subject in any language other than English to any person.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Robert Meyer was teaching at Zion Parochial school when he was arrested for violating the Nebraska law.</p> Signup and view all the answers