B14 Define & Provide Examples of Verbal Operants Part 1

Question 1

Verbal behavior is defined by

Answer 1

The functional relation between the behavior and its controlling variables

Question 2

The teacher says “hello” and the class says “hello”. This is an example of

Answer 2

An echoic

Question 3

An echoic response

Answer 3

Has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity with the SD

Question 4

An infant babbles “ba ba ba ba”. The parent points to the bottle that is sitting in front of the infant and excitedly says “yes, that’s your bottle!” This sequence of events happens many times. The babble is most likely

Answer 4

A tact

Question 5

The student signs “more” and the teacher gives him more beans. This is an example of

Answer 5

A mand

Question 6

Verbal behavior can refer to

Answer 6

All the above:
Speaking or signing.
Blowing a bugle to order soldiers to march.
Facial expressions

Question 7

The teacher says “Hello” and the class says “Howdy.” This is an example of

Answer 7

An intraverbal

Question 8

Verbal behavior can refer to

Answer 8

Blowing a bugle to order soldiers to march

Question 9

Verbal behavior is

Answer 9

Reinforced through the mediation of another person.