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Unit 8 Flashcards

1
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Traditional analyses of language focus on:

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Structure

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2
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In contrast, Skinner’s analyses of language focus on:

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function

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3
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Language develops as a result of ___ selection

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cultural

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4
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Is it verbal behavior?

Talking

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Yes

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5
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Is it verbal behavior?

Following directions

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no

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6
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Is it verbal behavior?

Reading

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Yes

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7
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Is it verbal behavior?

Pointing, waving, sign language

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yes

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8
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Is it verbal behavior?

understanding

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no

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9
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the one doing the communicating (talking, etc.)

speaker = verbal behavior

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Speaker

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the one doing the reinforcing – behaves in relation to what the speaker is saying
listener ≠ verbal behavior

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Listener

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11
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Which of the following behaviors could be verbal?

A)Making coffee

B)Hitting others

C)Signing

D)Tantruming


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Signing

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12
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A critical component of the definition of verbal behavior includes:

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Mediated by a trained audience

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13
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The listener engages in verbal behavior.

T or F

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false

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14
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_____ is a better term to describe the speaker, while _____ is a better term to describe the listener.

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The verbalizer, the mediator

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15
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The audience is composed of ________ who belong to a trained verbal community

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listeners

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Also known as RECEPTIVE language
Reinforces the behavior of the speaker
Following directions, commands, etc.
Acting appropriately in response to speaker

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listener behavior

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17
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When someone engages in a receptive response, she is considered a…

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listener

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18
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Non-verbal behavior under the control of a verbal stimulus

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Receptive language

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19
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Listener behavior or mediator behavior are better terms for:

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Receptive language

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20
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Is this receptive language? 
Turning on the TV when asked.

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yes

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21
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Is this receptive language?
Nodding after hearing Jose ask, “do you understand?”

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no

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22
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Is this receptive language?
Pouring soda when you’re thirsty.

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no

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23
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Is this receptive language?
Pouring soda when someone asks you to.

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yes

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24
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Response looks the same, but what is selected indicates difference.
Examples: pointing to pictures, handing objects, etc

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selection based

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What is said is different, what is written differs, what is gestured, etc
Each response LOOKS different.
Examples: writing, signing, talking

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topography based

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26
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Selection-based or Topography-based?
I tell you I want french fries, not tater tots.

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Topography-based

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27
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Selection-based or Topography-based?

You show me a picture of milk and a picture of juice. I point to the picture of milk.

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Selection-based

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28
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Selection-based or Topography-based?

(If this were verbal behavior)
I click on a link on a website

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Selection-based

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29
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Selection-based or Topography-based?

I write my answer to the test question.

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Topography-based

30
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Selection-based or Topography-based?

Sign Language:

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Topography-based

31
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A higher-order operant response class
Evoke behavior that has not been shaped or maintained by environmental contingencies
Can become insensitive to environmental contingencies
Rules alter the function of other stimuli
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rule governed behavior

32
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Behavior acquired via immediate reinforcement contingencies

Behavior is learned through shaping and maintained by coming into contact with environmental events

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Contingency-Shaped Behavior

33
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Alison didn’t study for a test and as a result, received a bad grade. After that incident, Alison began to study before every test and she received a good grade every time she did. Now Alison always studies for tests. Her studying behavior is best conceptualized as:

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Contingency-shaped behavior


34
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Kim told Alison that if she swallows watermelon seeds, a plant will grow in her stomach. As a result, Alison never swallowed watermelon seeds and always spit them out. Alison’s behavior is an example of:

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Rule-governed behavior

35
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true or false

Rule-governed behavior is under the control of antecedent verbal stimuli known as rules.

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true

36
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true or false

Rule-governed behavior is maintained by the specific environmental contingencies specified in the rule .

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false

37
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true or false

Rule-governed behavior is a type of higher order operant response class .

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true

38
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Not ALL responses are verbal behavior
motor imitation refers to imitation of NON-verbal non-vocal responses while mimetic refers to imitation of VERBAL non-vocal responses

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.

39
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It occurs when the beginning, middle, and end of the verbal stimulus matches the beginning, middle, and end of the response.
CAT
- - -
CAT

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Point-to-point Correspondence

40
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They (a) share the same sense mode (visual, auditory, tactile) and (b) physically resemble each other.

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Formal similarity

41
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A verbal response that has BOTH point-to-point correspondence AND formal similarity with the verbal stimulus that preceded it
Ex: echoic, mimetic, copying text (sound/ sound, verbal action/verbal action, written/written)
Duplicate

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Duplic

42
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A verbal response that has point-to-point correspondence BUT NOT formal similarity with the verbal stimulus that preceded it
Ex: reading out loud, dictating (written/speech, speech/written)
Code

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Codic

43
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a verbal response that is evoked by a verbal stimulus and has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity with the verbal stimulus that evoked it

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duplic

44
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Is this a duplic? 
Saying “bless you” after someone sneezes

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no

45
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Is this a duplic?
Saying, “bless you” after hearing someone say, “bless you”

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yes

46
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Is this a duplic?
Writing “bless you” after seeing the text “bless you”

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yes

47
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a verbal response that is evoked by a verbal stimulus and has point-to-point correspondence but NO formal similarity with the verbal stimulus that evoked it

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codic

48
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Is this a codic?
Saying “bless you” after hearing someone else say “bless you”

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no

49
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Is this a codic?
Saying “bless you” after hearing someone sneeze.

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no

50
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Is this a codic?
Saying “bless you” after seeing the words “bless you” written on a tissue box

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yes

51
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Controlled by motivational variables
Reinforcer is generally what was asked for
A request, command, demand, greeting, question, etc.

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mand

52
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Antecedent is a nonverbal stimulus
Can tact an object, action, relation (bigger, closer), feature, function, class, location (in, on, under)
Contact

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tact

53
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Antecedent is a verbal stimulus
NO point-to-point correspondence
May or may not have the same modality
Comprises most of conversational language
Examples (intraverbal relation is in PURPLE)
Translations from another language
(stimulus: “water”, response: “aqua”)
Fill-in the blanks
(stimulus: “A… B… C… D”, response: “E… F… G…”)
Answers to questions
(stimulus: “who is the president?”, response “Obama”; stimulus: “what is 2+2?”, response: “four”
Word associations
(stimulus: “cat”, response: “dog”)

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intraverbal

54
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The strength of a single response may be, and usually is, a function of more than one variable…

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multiple control

55
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Which of the following is not an elementary verbal operant?

A)Echoic

B)A duplic

C)Verb

D)An Intraverbal

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Verb

56
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I say “popcorn” as a result of smelling popcorn, and as a result of being deprived of food. This is an example of:

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multiple control

57
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true or false

You can tact words.

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false

58
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Which of the following is an example of a tact? I say “Watson” when….

A)I want him to stop chewing on my shoes

B)I come home and see him

C)I see his name on his name tag

D)Someone asks me what is my dog’s name


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B)I come home and see him

59
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A tact is maintained by…

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Generalized conditioned social reinforcer

60
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Which verbal operant is under the control of an establishing operation for reinforcement?

A

mands

61
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Which of the following is a duplic response?

A)Motor imitation

B)Echoic

C)Intraverbal

D)Taking dictation

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B)Echoic


62
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Select the example of the mimetic:
A)Signing, “cat” as a result of seeing your classmate sign, “Sniffy”

B)Finger spelling “cat” as a result of seeing your classmate finger spell “cat”

C)Crossing your arms as a result of seeing your classmate cross her arms

D)Finger spelling, “cat” as a result of seeing the written word, “cat”


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B)Finger spelling “cat” as a result of seeing your classmate finger spell “cat”

63
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A verbal response that is evoked by a verbal stimulus and has point-to-point correspondence but NO formal similarity with the verbal stimulus that evoked it:

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codic

64
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As a result of seeing a mouse, you say “gross”

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tact

65
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As a result of discovering that your keys are missing, you say, “where are my keys?”

A

mand

66
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A verbal response under the control of a non-verbal stimulus is a:

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tact

67
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As a result of hearing Jose say, “gato”, you say, “cat”:

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intraverbal

68
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Saying the same thing someone else just said (echoic), copying text, and signing what you see someone else sign (mimetic) are all examples of:

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duplic

69
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A verbal response that is evoked by a verbal stimulus and has no point-to-point correspondence and no formal similarity is:

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intraverbal

70
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As a result of seeing a stop sign, you hit the brakes

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receptive

71
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As a result of hearing, “write your name”, you write, “write your name”

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codic

72
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As a result of hearing, “write your name”, you say “write your name”

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duplic

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