Verbal Behavior
Which is an example of a tact?
A child sees a truck driving down the street and turns to his mother and says, "Mommy, truck!" The child's mother replies, "That's right. It's a truck."
Which is not an example of an echoic?
During a session, the RBT asks the student, "Do you want to go for a walk or read a book?" The student replies, "Walk, please."
The three term contingency is used to identify the ________ of the behavior.
Function
Verbal behavior is categorized based on...
Function
Which is true about textual behavior?
It is not required that the individual understand the words they are speaking.
Which is not a characteristic of the verbal behavior theory?
Language is innate in humans
In verbal behavior, the person responding to the behavior is called the ________
Listener
A generalized conditioned reinforcer is not typically the consequence for which type of verbal behavior?
Mand
In verbal behavior, the person emitting the behavior is called the...
Speaker
Which two types of verbal behaviors involve writing or written text?
Textual Transcription
A mand is a verbal behavior that expresses a need or want.
True
Skinner suggested that all verbal behaviors are reinforced by another person
True
The reinforcement for a mand is _________.
a item or activity requested through the mand
T/F Verbal behavior always involves spoken words.
false
During a spelling test, the teacher says, "Write the word fish." The student writes the letters F I S H on his paper. This is an example of _________.
transcription
Which statement reflects Skinner's work in the area of verbal behavior and how we view verbal behavior in the field of ABA?
We can use the same strategies to teach verbal behavior as we use to teach non-verbal behavior. Verbal behavior is learned. Verbal behavior operates under the same principles as non-verbal behavior. ALL OF THE ABOVE
During a session, the RBT asks the client, "How are you doing today?" and the client replies, "I'm good." The client's response is an example of a/an _________.
intraverbal