Unit 8

Question 1

Elementary Verbal Operants

Answer 1

Tact, Mand, Duplic, Codic, Intraverbal

Question 2

Tact

Answer 2

Under the antecedent control of a non-verbal stimulus

Naming, Labeling, Describing

Question 3

Mand

Answer 3

Requesting, asking, commanding

Under the antecedent control ofan establishing operation (EO)

Question 4

Duplic

Answer 4

Under the antecedent control of verbal stimuliwith point-to-point correspondence and with formal similarity to the response

Question 5

Types of Duplics

Answer 5

Echoics, Copying text, Mimetics

Question 6

Echoics

Answer 6

The repeating of a vocal verbal unit(Repeating, Vocal imitation)

Question 7

Copying a Text

Answer 7

Has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity to the written verbal stimulus

Question 8

Mimetic

Answer 8

The imitation of a physical movement that is also a non-vocal verbal unit(Motor Imitation)

Question 9

Codic

Answer 9

Under the antecedent control of verbal stimuliwith point-to-point correspondencebut withoutformal similarity

Question 10

Types of Codics

Answer 10

Textual Taking dictation, Finger spelling words heard, Saying words seen finger spelled

Question 11

Intraverbal

Answer 11

Under the antecedent control of verbal stimuli without point-to-point correspondence and with no formal similarity

Question 12

Multiple Control

Answer 12

When the strength of a single response is a function of more than one variable

Question 13

Receptive Language

Answer 13

Under the antecedent control of a mand to comply

Question 14

Selection-based Verbal Behavior

Answer 14

The speaker selects a stimulus in the environment by pointing or finding a picture and handing it to the listener

Question 15

Topography-based Verbal Behavior

Answer 15

The listener discriminates what the speaker is “saying” based on thetopography of the verbal behavior

Question 16

Higher-order class

Answer 16

An operant class that includes within it other classes that can themselves function as operants

Question 17

Rule-Governed Behavior

Answer 17

A higher-orderoperant response class thatis under the control of verbal antecedent stimuli(known as rules)

Question 18

Function-Altering Effects of Rules

Answer 18

Alter the evocative or abative effect of other antecedent stimuli

Question 19

Contingency-Shaped Behavior

Answer 19

Behavior acquired via immediate reinforcement contingencies

Question 20

Cultural Selection

Answer 20

The type of selection involved in the evolution of verbal behavior

Question 21

Audience

Answer 21

Composed of listeners who belong to a trained verbal community

Question 22

Role of the Listener

Answer 22

Usually provides the antecedents and consequences for the speaker’s verbal behavior

Question 23

Listener

Answer 23

The individual the speaker interacts with

Question 24

Traditional Views of Language

Answer 24

Focus on the structure of language

Question 25

Skinnerian View of Language

Answer 25

Focus on the function of language

Question 26

Verbal behavior

Answer 26

Speaking Signing Pointing Writing Gesturing Touching

Question 27

Speaker

Answer 27

The individual emitting the verbal response