Verbal Operants

Question 1

Formal Properties of Language

Answer 1

involve the topography of verbal response (form/structure)

Question 2

Functional Properties of Language

Answer 2

involves the cause of the response

Question 3

Topography-Based (TB) Verbal Behavior

Answer 3

increased strength of a distinguishable topography given some controlling variable

Question 4

Selection-Based (SB) Verbal Behavior

Answer 4

increased control of the pointing response by a particular stimulus as a result of a different stimulus or establishing operation

Question 5

Formal Descriptions of Language

Answer 5

1. phonemes
2. morphemes
3. lexicon
4. syntax
5. grammar
6. semantics

Question 6

Formal Description of Language can be Accomplished by

Answer 6

classifying words as nouns, verbs, pronouns, prepositions, adjectives, adverbs, conjunctions, and articles

Question 7

Theories of Language

Answer 7

1. biological
2. cognitive
3. environmental

Question 8

Biological Theory

Answer 8

language is a function of physiological processes and functions

Question 9

Verbal Behavior

Answer 9

behavior that is reinforced through the mediation of another person’s behavior (involves social interaction between speakers and listeners)

Question 10

Verbal Behavior- Technical Term

Answer 10

has been contrasted with quantitative as in GRE and SAT tests (includes vocal-verbal behavior and nonvocal-verbal behavior)

Question 11

Unit of Analysis of Verbal Behavior

Answer 11

functional relation between a type of responding and the same independent variables that control nonverbal behavior

1. motivating variables
2. discriminative stimuli
3. consequences

Question 12

6 Verbal Operants

Answer 12

1. mand
2. tact
3. echoic
4. intraverbal
5. textural
6. transcription

Question 13

Mand

Answer 13

type of verbal operant in which the form of the response is under the functional control of motivating operations (MO) and specific reinforcement

(1st verbal operant acquired by a child)

Question 14

Tact

Answer 14

type of verbal operant in which a speaker names things and actions that the speaker has direct contact with through any of the sense modes

verbal operant under the functional control of nonverbal discriminative stimulus and it produces generalized conditioned reinforcement

Question 15

Echoic

Answer 15

type of verbal operant that occurs when a speaker repeats the verbal behavior of another speaker

operant is controlled by a verbal discriminative stimulus that has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity with the response

Question 16

Copying a Text

Answer 16

type of verbal behavior in which a written verbal stimulus has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity with a written verbal response

Question 16

Intraverbal

Answer 16

type of verbal operant in which a speaker differentially responds to the verbal behavior of others

occurs when a verbal discriminative stimulus evokes a verbal response that does not have point-to-point correspondence with the verbal stimulus

Question 17

Contributes to a Conversation

Answer 17

mand : repertoire allows a speaker to ask questions

tact : repertoire permits verbal behavior about an object, or event that is actually present

intraverbal : repertoire allows a speaker to answer questions and talk to about objects and events that are not physically present

Question 18

Textual

Answer 18

operant has point-to-point correspondence but not formal similarity between the stimulus and the response product

Question 19

Transcription

Answer 19

type of verbal behavior in which a spoken verbal stimulus controls a written, typed, or finger-spelled response