Item B-14 Flashcards
Mand
A type of verbal operant in which the speaker asks/requests what they need or want.
Provide two examples of “Mand”
“How’s it going?”
Requesting anything from anyone
Tact
A type of verbal operant which the speaker names things and actions that the speaker has direct contact with through any of their senses (e.g., see, feel, smell, touch)
Provide two examples of “Tact”
Labeling any item that you see
Labeling any item you may hear
Echoic
A type of verbal behavior that occurs when the speaker repeats the word of another speaker.
Provide two examples of “Echoic”
Repeating what you hear
Repeating someone’s name after they introduce themselves
Intraverbal
verbal behavior that is under the control of someone else’s verbal behavior.
Provide two examples of “Intraverbal”
Call and response
Answering a “wh” question
Textual
a type of verbal operant that involves the act of reading without necessarily comprehending what is being read. Textual behavior has point-to-point correspondence but no formal similarity with the stimulus that evokes it (Cooper, Heron, and Heward, 2007).
Provide two examples of “textual”
Seeing a sign and reading “stop”
Reading a billboard while driving
Transcription
verbal operant that involves writing down what is heard. Transcription has point-to-point correspondence but no formal similarity with the stimulus that evokes it (Cooper, Heron, and Heward, 2007).
Provide two examples of “transcription”
Taking diction
Taking notes during a lecture
Copying a text
a type of echoic behavior that involves writing down what is read. Copying a text has point-to-point correspondence and formal similarity with the stimulus that evokes it (Cooper, Heron, and Heward, 2007).
Provide an example of “copying a text”
Reading the date on a board and writing it down on paper
Copying lecture notes from the board to your paper
