Lesson 6 - Verbal Behavior

Question 1

what is verbal behavior?

Answer 1

behavior that is reinforced through the mediation of other people

Question 2

what is the difference between vocal and verbal behavior?

Answer 2

verbal needs an audience; communication with 2 ppl

Question 3

what are the 5 verbal operants?

Answer 3

receptive, echoic, mand, tact, intraverbal

Question 4

what is receptive operant?

Answer 4

following instructions

Question 5

what is echoic operant?

Answer 5

repeats what others say

Question 6

what is mand operant?

Answer 6

asking for reinforcer
- child is speaker/INX is audience

Question 7

What is tact operant?

Answer 7

commenting on environnment

Question 8

what is intraverbal operant?

Answer 8

back and forth communication
- words don’t match

Question 9

what do you need to have during mand training?

Answer 9

establishing MO

Question 10

what is an establishing mo?

Answer 10

when you don’t have what you want

Question 11

what is an abolishing mo?

Answer 11

when you have what you want

Question 12

tact training is controlled by what?

Answer 12

a nonverbal stimulus with reinforcement nonspecific for that motivation
- because they’re just commenting on whats around them because its new info?

Question 13

what is intraverbal training controlled by?

Answer 13

verbal stim and response does not match that stim with non specific reinforcement
ex. you want to listen too… “song” praise