FOXYLEARNING- Intro to Verbal Behavior

Which of the following is a verbal stimulus?

The auditory stimulus that results from a creepy stranger calling you a "fox".

Why is it difficult for a verbal community to bring a verbal response under the control of a private stimulus?

They do not have access to the private stimulus, making it difficult to maintain the reinforcement contingency.

Which of the following statements about the mand and tact is true?

With a tact it is the listener who benefits, whereas with a mand it is the speaker who benefits.

Which of the following is the best example of using the method of public accompaniment to bring verbal behavior under the control of a private stimulus?

You see a young girl bump her head on the table and you reinforce her saying "My head hurts!"

A student is struggling to remember the name of her favorite president. The teacher does not know who the student is talking about and asks, "Does his last name begin with an R?" The student then responds "Teddy Roosevelt!" What did the teacher use to help the student?

a formal probe.

Saying "fox" when you really want your stuffed fox toy (because your mommy has brought it to you when you've said "fox" in the past) is an example of what?

a mand.

A student is struggling to remember the name of her favorite president. The teacher does not know who the student is talking about and asks, "Did he have a beard or a mustache?" The student then responds "Lincoln!" What did the teacher use?

a thematic probe.

A student is struggling to remember the name of the 16th President of the United States. The teacher says, "It's also a type of car..." and the student then responds "Lincoln!" What did the teacher use?

a thematic prompt.

As your friend walks into the room, you notice that his face is very red and that he is scowling. You say, "I can see that you're upset." In this case, "I can see" is functioning as what?

an autoclitic tact

Saying "foxy" as a result of hearing someone say "foxy" is an example of what?

an echoic.

Saying "hungry" as a result of hearing someone say "hungry" is an example of what?

an echoic.

Saying "mama" as a result of hearing someone say "foxy" is an example of what?

an intraverbal.

Calling the most wonderful animal in the land a "fox" in the presence of your English-speaking friends but "le renard" in the presence of your French-speaking friends is an example of what?

audience control.

When a person responds to a private stimulus based on its physical similarities to a public stimulus, what is this responding based on?

common properties.

Writing "fox" as a result of seeing "fox" written is an example of what?

copying a text.

If a prompt has partial point-to-point correspondence with the target response, we say that the prompt is what?

formal.

Saying "TV" in the presence of the family's 26-inch television has been reinforced for young Steffi. When Steffi visits a friend's house, she sees their large, 65-inch television for the first time and says "TV!" What is this most likely an example of?

generic extension.

How is Skinner's analysis of language different from most other accounts?

it focuses more on function and context than form and structure.

Which of the following is NOT a type of extension described by Skinner to account for responding in novel situations?

linguistic extension.

You emit the response "Cookies!" and your friend presents you with a plate of delicious cookies. This increases the probability of you saying "cookies" in the future. What is this an example of?

mediated reinforcement.

Saying "TV" in the presence of the family's television has been reinforced for young Venus. When Venus sees their family's microwave for the first time, she says "TV!" What is this most likely an example of?

metaphorical extension.

What is verbal behavior that is in some way controlled by the speaker's own ongoing verbal behavior called?

secondary verbal behavior.

Writing "fox" as a result of hearing someone say "fox" is an example of what?

taking dictation.

Saying "bigly" as a result of seeing the word bigly written is an example of what?

textual behavior.