Verbal Behavior

Question 1

What is Verbal Behavior?

Answer 1

Defined as a behavior that is reinforced through the meditation of another person’s behavior

Question 2

What is Vocal-Verbal and Non-Vocal Verbal?

Answer 2

How we use our voice and/or body language to communicate

Question 3

What are Verbal Operants?

Answer 3

1. Mands
2. Tacts
3. Echoics
4. Intraverbals
5. Listener Responding
6. Textuals

Question 4

What are Mands?

Answer 4

requests

Question 5

What are Tacts?

Answer 5

labeling

Question 6

What are Echoics?

Answer 6

when a learner echoes the verbal behavior of others

Question 7

What are Intraverbals?

Answer 7

a response, or exchange of communication, to someone’s stimulus (question/statement/etc.) Results in a conversation

Examples: answering questions, completing phrases, and holding conversations

Question 8

What is Listener Responding?

Answer 8

The learner demonstrates that they understand what someone is saying, by responding to it (come here- learner comes over, demonstrating they understood what was said)

Examples: Handing staff specific items, matching pictures, pointing to specific items, and identifying items by their function

Question 9

What are Textuals?

Answer 9

Reading text; while they may be able to read it, they may not understand what it means