Verbal Operants (FK43-FK46) Flashcards
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Verbal behavior is defined by... A. its effect on the listener B. its structure C. the functional relation between the behavior and its controlling variables D. the EOs of which it is an function
C.
An echoic response…
A. has no formal similarity with the SD and no point-to-point correspondence
B. has point-to-point correspondence but no formal similarity with the SD
C. has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity with the SD
D. has formal similarity with the SD but no point-to-point correspondence
C.
Verbal behavior is... A. primarily controlled by EOs B. reinforced through the mediation of another person C. spoken or vocal behavior D. primarily controlled by SDs
B
“Duck!” is a tact in the presence of a…
A. hard object flying towards someone’s head
B. waiter taking your dinner order
C. large aquatic bird
D. loaf of bread and a pond
C.
The form of a mand may be... A. influenced by the SD B. determined by the MO C. influenced by the MO D. determined by the SD
A
A child’s stomach growls, cookie jar and parent are present, child asks for a cookie. This is a…
A. mand under the control of sight of cookie jar and parent present (SD)
B. mand under the control of deprivation of food (MO) and sight of the cookie jar (SD).
C. MO under the control of a mand.
D. mand under the control of deprivation of food.
B.
Mands…
A. have point-to-point correspondence with the item or event manded
B. are reinforced by any consequence that increases the future probability of the mand.
C. are occasioned by a specific consequence
D. are reinforced by a specified consequence.
D.
"Get me out of here!" is... A. always a mand B. always a demand, but not necessarily a mand C. typically a tact D. typically a mand
D.
A child finishes his entire lunch, which included a sweet dessert. He asks to leave the table, stating that he is full. On his way out of the kitchen, the child sees a cookie jar and asks for a cookie. This is a…
A. mand under control of deprivation of food (MO) and sight of the cookie jar (SD)
B. verbal response under control of sight of the cookie jar (SD)
C. verbal response under the control of a mand
D. mand under control of deprivation of food (MO)
B.
Tacting is…
A. labeling an object or event that is not present
B. controlled by a verbal object, event, relation, or property
C. primarily controlled by a nonverbal event, object, relation, or property
D. all of the above
C.
An intraverbal response…
A. is controlled by a verbal SD and has no point-to-point correspondence.
B. is controlled by a verbal SD and has point-to-point correspondence
C. must have formal similarity with the SD and no point-to-point correspondence
D. is controlled by, and has point-to-point correspondence with, a nonverbal SD
A.
Intraverbals have no formal similarity and no point-to-point correspondence with the controlling verbal SD. Intraverbals may share the same mode, such as in a direct conversation where two people are speaking to each other. Conversely, when one person sends a text message and the recipient replies by calling back, the intraverbal responses differ in mode (text versus vocal response). Unlike echoics, intraverbals do not have point-to point correspondence. That is, the speaker’s response shares no physical similarities with the SD
Tacting is... A. primarily controlled by the condition of the speaker B. controlled by a verbal stimulus C. naming an object that is not present D. none of the above
D.
Tacting tends to be maintained by... A. acquiring unconditioned reinforcement B. specific conditioned reinforcement C. generalized conditioned reinforcement D. acquiring the object/event tacted
C.
Manding tends to be maintained by... A. acquiring the object/event manded B. acquiring unconditioned reinforcement C. specific conditioned reinforcement D. generalized conditioned reinforcement
A
