Unit 1 Quiz

Question 1

A mand is a type of verbal operant in which a speaker:

Answer 1

Asks for what he needs or wants

Question 2

A tact is a type of verbal operant in which a speaker:

Answer 2

Names things and actions that the speaker has direct contact with through any of the sense modes

Question 3

A type of verbal operant that occurs when a speaker repeats the verbal behavior of another speaker.

Answer 3

Echoic

Question 4

An intraverbal response is a type of verbal operant in which a speaker:

Answer 4

Differentially responds to the verbal behavior of others

Question 5

Anna and her mom are walking through the park when they see a woman walking her dog. Upon seeing the dog, Anna says, “Dog.” This response is most closely related to which verbal operant?

Answer 5

Tact

Question 6

Jack is blowing bubbles for Diane when he suddenly stops blowing the bubbles. Diane says, “Bubbles,” to Jack to indicate that she wants more bubbles. This immediately results in Jack blowing more bubbles. What type of verbal operant did Diane engage in?

Answer 6

Mand

Question 7

Shane and Toya are getting married. During their ceremony, the officiant says, “Repeat after me,” and both Shane and Toya take turns repeating what is vocalized to them by the officiant. In this example, Shane and Toya’s behavior of repeating after the officiant is considered what type of vocal operant?

Answer 7

Echoic

Question 8

The following is an example of what type of procedure:
Instructor: “Touch your head,” while placing the student’s hands on her head.
Student: Touches her head with the prompt.
Instructor: “Good. Touch your head.”
Student: Touches her head.
Instructor: “Excellent.”

Answer 8

Listener training with a transfer trial

Question 9

The following is an example of what type of procedure:
Instructor: Holds up a picture of a fish and says, “What is it?”
Student: Ocean
Instructor: Holds up a picture of a fish again and says, “What is this?” and immediately says, “Fish.”
Student: Echoes “Fish,” based on the verbal response of the instructor.
Instructor: “Right- what is it?”
Student: “Fish,” without a prompt responding only to the SD of the question.

Answer 9

Error correction

Question 10

The following is an example of what type of transfer procedure?
Instructor: “Touch fish.”
Student: Touches picture of fish.
Instructor: Holds up a picture of a fish and says, “What is this?”
Student: “Fish.”

Answer 10

Receptive to tact transfer

Question 11

The formal properties of language involve the:

Answer 11

Topography of the verbal response

Question 12

The functional properties of language involve:

Answer 12

Causes of the verbal response

Question 13

The incidental teaching model is likely to work best for which of the following targets?

Answer 13

Mand

Question 14

Verbal behavior is based on which of these?

Answer 14

Skinner’s analysis of language

Question 15

Verbal praise does not appear to be a reinforcer for Jack. However, he works very hard to earn gummy bears. The therapist is always presenting verbal praise simultaneously when presenting a gummy bear to Jack. This is an example of what procedure?

Answer 15

Stimulus-stimulus pairing

Question 16

What do the procedures of using most-to-least prompts, time delay, and stimulus fading have in common?

Answer 16

They can all be used as part of errorless learning procedures

Question 17

When someone asks your name, and you answer, your response is an example of what type of verbal operant?

Answer 17

Intraverbal

Question 18

Which of the following is not a consideration when setting up an ABA/VB program in the natural environment?

Answer 18

Say the child’s name with every trial

Question 19

Which of the following programs is not likely to be part of an early learner’s ABA/VB program?

Answer 19

Following 3-step directions

Question 20

Why was there slow appreciation for Skinner’s work, Verbal Behavior?

Answer 20

All the above:

a. It was met with immediate challenges from the field of linguistics and psycholinguistics, including a negative review by Noam Chomsky to which Skinner did not respond.
b. Lack of research and data supporting his theory.
c. Disinterest and negative reactions from the field of behavior analysis.