Verbal Behavior

Question 1

What is language?

Answer 1

1. A behavior
2. A social endeavor

Question 2

What are the core assumptions of behavior?

Answer 2

1. Behavior is part o/ a lawful, deterministic system
2. Behavior is the subject matter o/ psychology
3. The goals o/ behavior analysis are prediction & control o/ behavior
4. Causes o/ behavior are in the environment

Question 3

Verbal responses are categorized by:

Answer 3

1. Antecedents that proceed them
2. Consequences they produce

Question 4

Describe language

Answer 4

• Learned
  -Modifiable by consequences
• Caused by antecedent stimuli and a history of learning
• Rapid and easily executed (more easily than most other behaviors)
• Arbitrary – you call it tomato, I call it….
• But has a consistent verbal community

Question 5

Your verbal community can ______________and shape some verbal responses and punish or extinguish others.

Answer 5

Reinforce

Question 6

Examples of verbal behavior and why the verbal community matters.

Answer 6

• Cursing in different communities
• Favorite sweetened, carbonated beverage
• Rubber-soled shoes
• Night before Halloween

Question 7

What is verbal behavior

Question 8

Vocal behavior